Do a
husband and wife fulfill mishloach manos by giving a joint gift?
Men and
women are independently obligated in all of the mitzvos of Purim. Therefore,
husbands and wives are obligated to send their own gifts of mishloach manos,
and not to rely on each other's gifts.
Historically,
many have relied on their spouses to send on their behalf; this may have been a
measure to avoid inappropriate intimacy in cases in which men sent gifts and
women received them, or vice versa. Halachic authorities recommend avoiding
this problem by having men and women send to their own gender.
(Darchei
Moshe Orach Chaim 695:7; Rama Orach Chaim 695:4; Magen Avraham 695:14; Pri
Chadash Orach Chaim 695:4; Shevut Yaakov 1:41; Birkei Yosef Orach Chaim 695:8;
R' Akiva Eiger to Megilah 4a; Shaarei Teshuvah 695:9; B'Tzel haChochmah 5:51:5;
Mishneh Berurah 695:25)
חג פורים שמח,
Mordechai
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