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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Tzedakah and Sacrifices

Tzedakah and Sacrifices There is a surprising statement from Chazal relating to the comparison between Tzedakah and Sacrifices. Tzedakah Greater Than All the Sacrifices The Tur brings from the Gemora in Sukkah that Gedola Tzedakah mikol HaKorbanos, Tzedakah is greater than all of the sacrifices. Actually in our Gemora it reads Gadol HaOseh Tzedakah etc.,…

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Tzedakah and Redemption

Tzedakah and Redemption The Tur quoted in my previous post connects Tzedakah and Redemption. Tzedakah and The Final Redemption The Tur brings from Chazal that the Jewish People will only be redeemed through Tzedakah, as it says Tzion BeMishpat Tipadeh, VeShaveha Be-Tzedakah. It also says in the Haftorah that we read on a fast day,…

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About Tzedakah

About Tzedakah I wish to write a few ideas about Tzedakah, and I preface that I don’t intend on saying Chidushim, inovative ideas, nor to publish only things that have never been published online. Rather my intention is to add contextual content to my Tzedakah page here on boruchrappaport.net, so that a visitor to the…

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Tzedakah FAQ

Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Tzedakah FAQ I wish to relate to a very basic question that I received, and if I had one, it would be on my Tzedakah FAQ. Tzedakah FAQ Question Tzedakah FAQ Question: What is my intention with this Tzedakah page, to use…

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