May one handle a new never used tzedakah box on SHABBOS and give it as a gift?
Please send sources.
Thank you.
Answer:
No, this is still mutkzeh and can’t be moved on Shabbos.
A tzedakah box is a keli shemelachto le-issur. It is made exclusively for the purpose of keeping coins – and it is therefore forbidden as muktzeh on Shabbos (according to the status of melachto issur – it can be moved for the purpose of using it for something permitted, or for its space).
The Poksim discuss the status of a new and used wallet, for which there is possible leniency (for a new, still unused wallet) because a wallet is used for keeping things that aren’t muktzeh (see Shulchan Aruch 310 and Mishnah Berurah 27; for the question of a new wallet see Chashukei Chemed Shabbos p. 210).
Best wishes.
