Paying for Air Conditioning in Synagogue from Tithes
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Question
Is it permissible to pay for an air conditioner to operate during prayer from tithe money?
Answer
The preferred mitzvah is to give tithe money to the poor, but the custom is to be lenient and use it for all mitzvah needs. Therefore, placing money for the synagogue's air conditioner to operate during prayer is considered a mitzvah need.
A person who cannot pray with concentration without an air conditioner must place money for the air conditioner, and it is proper that this should not be from tithe money, as with any mitzvah that a person is obligated in.
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