Tag: Charity

What if we rebranded tzedakah from our more modern conception of charity and giving to a rabbinic-inspired sacred spending?

Rabbi Daniel Nevins February 20, 2025 Charity Every Day

The degree to which a person was obligated to contribute to the poor became the mark of membership in a community.

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D., The Observant Life (Book) May 24, 2023 Charity Every Day

Fundamentally, Jewish law offers some clear guidelines responding to the problems of poverty, the best of which is to prevent poverty itself.

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D., The Observant Life (Book) May 24, 2023 Every Day Jewish Law

Are bingo and more serious forms of gambling allowed to raise funds for synagogues and other Jewish institutions?

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D., The Observant Life (Book) May 24, 2023 Charity Ethical Fundraising

Preparations on Erev Yom Kippur are intrinsic to the awe-inspiring observance of the day: a special meal, candle lighting, and charity.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 3, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

Jewish tradition does not see contributions to the community’s welfare as mere charity, but rather as tzedakah, literally “acts of justice.”

Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D., The Observant Life (Book) June 22, 2022 Every Day Tzedakah

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