Orphans' cash needs to be protected. What does the court seek for the money?
Orphans' cash is invested with a reliable person who has quality land as backing — on a 'close to profit, far from loss' arrangement. The orphans keep a portion of any profits while the investor bears most risk.
Question 2
A guardian sees that a field far from town can be sold to buy a better field near town. May he make this trade?
The guardian may not engage in speculative improvements. He cannot sell a distant field to buy a closer one, nor sell poor land to buy good — because perhaps the purchase won't be successful, and the orphans would lose what they had.
Question 3
Should a guardian provide the orphans with a lulav and etrog for Sukkot?
Guardians provide all mitzvah objects with a fixed measure — both Torah and Rabbinic — for the orphans' mitzvah education, even though minors are not fully obligated. This includes lulav, shofar, tefillin, mezuzah, and more.
Question 4
May the guardian use orphans' estate funds to donate to charity for redeeming captives?
Charity (tzedakah) has no fixed upper limit — one could give everything. Therefore, it cannot be imposed on orphans' estates. Only mitzvot with a defined fixed measure may be provided from their funds.
Question 5
When orphans come of age, must a court-appointed guardian provide a full accounting of all transactions?
A court-appointed guardian does not need to provide a detailed accounting. He presents the remaining assets, takes an oath holding a sacred article that he stole nothing, and that is sufficient. (A father-appointed guardian does not even need the oath for uncertain claims.)