Tzedakah Only Good

Tzedakah Only Good The Tur and Shulchan Orach rule there in the second Halachah that no one will ever become poor as a result of giving Tzedakah, only good will come from Tzedakah, it won’t happen that a bad consequence will happen because of giving Tzedakah. The Prisha explains that whereas with other Mitzvos it…

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Tzedakah and Chessed

Tzedakah and Chessed The Tur continues there quoting the gemora in Sukka praising the fulfillment of Tzedakah and Chessed. Tzedakah Fills World With Chessed The gemora says there that he who does an act of Tzedakah fills the world with Chessed. Indeed the verse says in Tehillim, Olam Chessed Yibaneh, the world is built on…

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The Virtue of Tzedakah

The Virtue of Tzedakah The gemora in Sukka which I quoted in several of the previous posts, after listing many of the virtue of Tzedakah and what a person stands to gain from giving Tzedakah, the gemora hints that not everyone who wants to have these virtues may have them. Availability of Virtuous Tzedakah recipients…

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