Tzedakah Collectors
Character
One shouldn't choose an unlearned lay-person for the job: Pesachim 49b
The Collecor's daughter is desirable for
Marriage
: Pesachim 49b
Procedures
The Collector shouldn't exchange the leftover perishable coins to himself, because of
Suspicion
: Pesachim 13a; Bava Metzia 38a
The Collector's hand, as the "hand of the poor": Kiddushin 27a; Bava Metzia 11b
Prioritizing support for women over men, because it is more common for men to go door to door to collect: Ketuvot 67a-b
Town Collections
The obligation on passersby, where they are travelling as individuals or as a group: Megillah 27a-b
Prioritizing support for women over men, because it is more common for men to go door to door to collect: Ketuvot 67a-b
Beyond the Laws
Better to be a collector of Tzedakah, than the one who has to choose
who receives tzedakah
: Shabbat 118b
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