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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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Maaser money / Tax form
The best way to handle this is to put aside 10% of each check that one receives as it is received. The money that is withheld for tax purposes is not counted for ma'aser. As a matter of fact, any mone …
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Doesn't maaser go to the poor?
You are talking about terumah or trumas ma'aser which cannot be eaten nowadays because it must be kept in a state of tahara (ritual purity). Thanks to @DannySchoemann for the correction. Since everyon …
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Tzedakah vs. Maaser
Technically, ma'aser is the obligation in the Torah to give a tenth from animals and certain crops. Tzedakah is the obligation to support the poor and does not have a fixed amount. Nowadays, people (i …
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Do matching funds count towards one’s maaser money?
The definition of matching funds is money donated by someone else to match money that you have donated.
Matching funds are funds that are set to be paid in proportion to
funds available from oth …
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Matanos Levyonim before Purim
A number of rabbonim will collect earlier because they know of poor families that require the help. You can give to organizations that give out meals on Purim so that families can have a seudas Purim …
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Give ma'aser on money that you didn't make yet?
When I started keeping track of ma'aser, I set up a dummy account in Quicken to maintain the records. Since it is a dummy "account" it can go negative. As I earn money, I add the appropriate ma'aaser …
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Maaser on post-tax contributions to retirement accounts
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Actually, it is not as much a matter of paying maaser, but of the ease of calculation. For example, consider an investment of money in tax-free municipal bonds. The money that you take from the …
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When does the obligation of Maaser money begin?
As I explain in More Maaser and Tax Math and as can be seen in Maaser Kesafim: Giving a Tenth to Charity this is the equivalent of having made a neder to give a minimum percentage to tzedakah. Thus, o …
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Maaser on Sal Klita
The short answer to your first question is yes. The short answer to your second question is any income from any source.
As explained in When does the obligation of Maaser money begin? ma'aser applies …
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Why wasn't Boaz nicer to Naomi and Rus?
In actuality, he did treat her exceptionally well, but was very careful not to embarrass either of them. Note Rus 2:19 in which Naomi notices that she had been treated exceptionally well. The commenta …
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Donating to the poor ON Purim
Given that this involves Jews, the correct answer is that it is a machlokes. There are those who say that it can be done as long as it is sent to arrive on Purim. , and there are those who say that it …
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More Maaser and Tax Math
That is one reason that many people calculate the gross ma'aser as after withholding and then count any income tax refund as "income" for the purpose of ma'aser after the tax has been paid. Thus, the …
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