Tzedakah

Hey All,

Here are a few paragraphs about tzedakah...


Tzedakah and charity are very similar but very different at the same time. For example tzedakah is all about action and actually "giving your body" to your cause, but giving money for charity all depends on what mood you are in. If you are in a great mood you would most likely give more and vice-versa. In the end they are both about helping others.

There are eight levels of tzedakah and I will give you the first way and the best way to practice tzedakah. 1) Giving without wanting to, for example: If your friend forces you to give tzedakah. 8) If you are helping the recipient be self supported, for example: Instead of giving your friend a fish you give them a fishing rod so they can not only get one fish but many fish!

Can kids do tzedakah? In my opinion it does not matter how old you are, what really matters is how informed you are about tzedakah. So yes, I think kids of all ages can do tzedakah in different ways, like: Walkathons, bikeathons, giving spare change to a tzedakah box etc. etc. etc.

How should one give tzedakah? Give from the heart and only to one's capabilities. If giving money, not too much money but not too little money. Usually 10% but no more than 20% is donated.

What if non-Jews want to practice tzedakah? They can, why not? Everything helps and the more help the better. Jews or Non-Jews. Like Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara in WWII who risked their lives to help the Jews with their visas.


I hope you have learnt a lot from these paragraphs :)
Marc L.