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To the Chief Rabbi, the Gaongaon, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook Date: 19 Tammuz 93 To the glorious honor of Maran [our master], shlita, May your peace be great! I ask you to explain to me whether it is possible to exchange something worth less than a perutah on a coin that has been previously used [to redeem] maaser [sheni] I am told that the custom is to prohibit this, but I do not understand the reason, and this is a very common situation. Therefore I ask you to tell me whether what I have heard regarding this custom is true. [With] doubled [wishes of] peace, A. Y. [Avraham Yishaya] Karelitz Wednesday, 18 Tammuz 5693 [1933] Tel Aviv Wednesday 18 Tammuz 5693, Tel Aviv Last Monday I came here from Vilna

[Response from Rav Kook (Shut Mishpat Cohen, passage 53):] To his honor, the brilliant and well-known Master and Rabbi, Ish Karelitz, shlita, Peace and greetings in the name of G-od, for a length of good days, in holiness. After warm greetings with great love Regarding your question the reason for the custom is that we follow the opinion of the Gaonim to redeem maaser sheni worth a maneh with a perutah, as is the ruling in the Shulchan Aruch (331:133). Therefore, we say that the leniency of first coins does not apply to us The insignificant lowly Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook [Response from the Chazon Ish] May your peace be great! With wishes for your well-being, your letter reached me. Regarding my question I do not ask to teach [this Halacha to others], but so that I can be lenient for myself. I am grateful for your blessings and friendship. [I] sign with blessing, Ish Tuesday, 2 Menachem Av 5693 Tel Aviv

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