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The mitzvah of charity, generally giving to the poor, In Hebrew צדקה, literally meaning "justice or righteousness."
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How do you get your money from your home tzedaka box to your favorite charity?
Mail a check for the amount, put the money somewhere in your home, and start replenishing the now-empty tz'daka box....
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Masser for Matanos Levyonim
I can but quote the Mishna B'rura (694:3); CYLOR for a practical ruling:
והנה השתי מתנות צריך ליתן משלו ולא משל מעשר וההוספה שמוסיף יוכל ליתן משל מעשר
i.e. (my own translation, which you shouldn …
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Are there halachos which specify who is qualified for tzedakah?
There is a whole chapter (251) in Yore Dea devoted to these details. For practical guidance, consult your rabbi.
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Limits on Shikhiha Leket and Peah
From the Minchas Chinuch (216)'s discussion of how a landowner can give out pea to paupers after he did not leave it in his field for them, it seems to me that he can give all of it to one pauper. I d …
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If you have trouble fulfilling a promise
Generally, a promise must be kept (and a promise to give charity is effective when taken using lesser methods than a standard promise), and for that reason we avoid promising. There are ways to annul …
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Can donating to a Gemach be ribbis?
Rabbinical prohibitions of Ribbis do not apply where a charity's moneys are involved. Therefore,... someone who receives a free loan from a charity may subsequently choose to show his appreciation by …
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Wives and daughters and the Mitzvos of Purim
Rama (the Mapa) 695:4 says (all translations are my own, and you shouldn't rely on their accuracy):
And a woman is obligated in matanos laevyonim (gifts to paupers) and mishloach manos (the sendin …
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Can one take any money offered to him?
Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 366:2 says that if someone stole money from an individual and does not know from whom he stole then he should use the money for the public good. Igros Moshe, Choshen Mis …
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Can Yizkor obligations be paid from Maaser money?
No written source, alas, but I have heard the following, if I remember it correctly, from Rabbi Yisrael Reisman (of Torah Vodaas and Agudath Israel of Madison, both in Brooklyn). Debts cannot be paid …
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What are the most auspicious times of the Jewish year for contributing money?
It is customary to pledge charity when saying yizkor (which is said on the last day of Pesach and Shavuos and on Yom Kipur and Sh'mini Atzeres) or "Kel male" (said anytime for specific persons, especi …
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