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The Talmud asks: Is that so? But R' Yannai, who was a charity collector, borrowed money belonging to charity and repaid. The Talmud answers: The case of R' Yannai is different; it is beneficial to the poor that he be allowed to borrow and repay, as the longer he leaves the charity fund empty, the
A baraita states a baraita that deals with a similar matter: In the case of a Jew who donated a candelabrum or a lamp to the synagogue, it is prohibited to change it and use it for another purpose. R' Ḥiyya bar Abba thought to say that there is no difference whether he wishes to change for a volunt
This halakha is derived from the fact that R' Asi says that R' Yoḥanan says: With regard to a non-Jew who donated a candelabrum or a lamp to the synagogue, if it is before its owner’s name has been forgotten, i.e., people still remember that he donated the item, it is prohibited to change it and u
The Talmud clarifies: With regard to what purpose is it stated that one may not change it before the owner’s name was forgotten? If we say that it is prohibited to change it for a voluntary matter, why does the baraita specifically mention a non-Jew? It is prohibited to change it in this manner eve
Rather, the baraita must be dealing with a change for a matter involving a mitzva, and therefore it is prohibited only if the donor is a non-Jew and his name has not yet been forgotten. And the reason for this halakha is that it is specifically a non-Jew who would protest and scream: Where is the