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Results tagged with tzedakah-charity
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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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Is a person allowed to prejudge a beggar before giving tzedaka?
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Last week while waiting for the NYC subway, a well-dressed woman asked me if I had a spare Metrocard swipe (the Metrocard is a prepaid fare card.) As she did not seem like a beggar, I d …
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What is a "Binyan Bayis fund"?
Sorry, but, yet another unfamiliar marriage-related question...
One of my distant cousin's daughter is engaged. Her mother told me that in lieu of sending gifts towards a bridal registry, she has ask …
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Halachically, are tzedaka collectors allowed to interrupt davening to collect tzedaka? [duplicate]
Our shul sporadically gets people who come into the shul in the middle of the Shacharit minyan to ask for tzedaka. I think this is improper as it disrupts people's kavanah when they individually appro …
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A hungry beggar asks to use your credit card to buy food. Must you give it?
This M.Y. answer states that if a beggar asks you for food, you do not investigate, but provide food. I assume that if you give cash so that the beggar can buy food, that is the same.
A few months ag …
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What is the purpose of "shlichut" money? [duplicate]
Whenever I have gone to Israel, people have given me "shlichut / mitzvah" money to donate at the Kotel.
Usually, I get to the Kotel, but, I don't always have time to do this, if I'm on a very short t …
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Is there a halachic time limit for sending an organization its charity box money?
Many Jewish organizations distribute tzedaka (charity) boxes. A few that I know tell people, "collect the money and at some point, empty the money and mail us a check."
Let's say someone leaves this …
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