Q. I have in my home a coat that does not belong to me. I must have picked it up by mistake about five years ago from a shul or another public place, that I can’t remember. The coat is common without any unusual marks. What is the proper way to deal with the coat?

A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that you should store it in a safe and protected place until Eliahu Hanavi arrives, and you have the opportunity to consult him as to who the owner is. You should also asses and record its value. (See Bava Metzia 20a, 37a, Shulchan Aruch C.M. 65, et. al.)

Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit’a