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Bava Metzia 093a: Perutah of Rav Yosef
Ruben Weiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:
dear rav.
why a shomer chinam doesnt become a shomer sachar because he doesnt have to
give
tzedaka to the poor(pruta the rav yoseph)while he is doing the mitzva(of
watching for others for free)?
thanks
ruben weiser
buenos aires.
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The Kollel replies:
It would seem that Perutah d'Rav Yosef only applies to a Mitzvah such as
watching an Aveidah, which one is obligated to do against his will. It does
not apply to a Mitzvah that one voluntarily takes upon himself, such as
agreeing to be a Shomer Chinam. Accepting to do a voluntary Mitzvah cannot
exempt one from an obligatory Mitzvah, such as giving Tzedakah.
One might question this assumption based on the Gemara (Basa Metzia 82b)
which tells us that a Shomer Mashkon also benefits from Perutah d'Rav
Yosef, even though it would seem that he has no obligation to lend out
money (and to take the Mashkon in exchange). This would imply that even a
voluntary obligation of Shemirah benefits from Perutah d'Rav Yosef.
However, lending money is not the same as watching an object as a Shomer
Chinam. There indeed *is* an obligation to lend money to someone who is in
dire need of it (if one can afford to lend the money), but there is never
an obligation to watch someone's object for him. Watching someone's object
involves accepting responsibilities upon one's self, and the Torah does not
*obligate* a person to accept responsibilities in order to help one's friend.
D. Zupnik
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