Matts Tzedakah Summary

Charity vs. Tzedakah

Charity and Tzedakah are two types of donations that are very different.

First, Charity is given from the heart and a person is not obligated to donate. People donate when they feel generous. But, the bad thing is what if they’re not felling generous that day. The poor people don’t get their donation.

Now Ttzedakah. Ttzedakah is a donation that people are obligated to do. Unlike charity we have to give old, sick no matter what condition you’re in you have to give. Now I thought that Tzedakah is a bit harsh making us give and give but then I say this saying, “Give with an open hand” which told me that people give feeling happy about what their giving to.

Levels of Tzedakah

There is not only one level of Tzedakah there are very many. A man named Moses Maimonides had thought of eight different Levels of giving Tzedakah. I thought this is a good sequence because it shows the level you are at and it also show how you can improve on giving your Tzedakah. It is a nice way a balancing the ways of giving Tzedakah.

Can kids perform Tzedakah?

I think that is a hard question to answer because their are many explanations of this. Kids can give Tzedakah for some reasons and some reasons for why they can’t a couple of ways kids perform Tzedakah today is school programs Tikun Olan is what we are doing in class and run for kids with disability. A reason why a kid can’t perform Tzedakah is when there is an age limit. Like the S.P.C.A. you have to be 13 or 14. What if there is a 12 year old that can do more that a 14 year old. I thing they should judge on the level of knowledge than instead of assuming their level of understanding by their age.

What Tzedakah has to do with Judaism?

It has to do with our gatherings. Such as Shabbat at the synoggog or holidays like Rish Hashana Yom kippur. Those are all Jewish haolidays wree we jews will give money to help our community. Us kids can do much to help Tzedakah. For example maybe giving a percentage of your Bar-Mitzvah money to Tzedakah. That is a great way to help!

How should Tzedakah be given?

Tzedakah can be given in many ways such as writing it anounamously, physicly helping someone or just putting money in a box. Those are just three ways but thir are much more. Their could be a pesone who phones you and asks you to donate a certain amount. I think the best way is how Marco and that girl(whos name I can’t remember) put together equipment and the girl got to go to Uganda and physicly give it to them that is the best way of giving Tzedaka for me.