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Title: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: StLouisIX on September 12, 2020, 10:53:52 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTAAPiXA3c&t=12s



You'll never guess what number one is!  :laugh1:
Title: Re: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: poche on September 12, 2020, 11:09:00 PM
Quote from: StLouisIX on September 12, 2020, 10:53:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTAAPiXA3c&t=12s



You'll never guess what number one is!  :laugh1:
Why are we studying what the Jews have to say? We should be studying the catechism and what is is that Christ would say.    
Title: Re: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: StLouisIX on September 12, 2020, 11:16:42 PM
Quote from: poche on September 12, 2020, 11:09:00 PM
Why are we studying what the Jews have to say? We should be studying the catechism and what is is that Christ would say.    
I put this in the "Funny Stuff" section for a reason, poche. 
Title: Re: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: forlorn on September 13, 2020, 08:44:16 AM
 :laugh1:
Title: Re: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: Stubborn on September 13, 2020, 01:05:37 PM
LOL
Title: Re: The Eight Levels of Charity in Judaism
Post by: Struthio on September 13, 2020, 01:32:58 PM
Wikipedia has it even better:

(Tzedakah is a Hebrew word meaning righteousness, but commonly used to signify charity.)

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8. Giving "in sadness" (giving out of pity): It is thought that Maimonides was referring to giving because of the sad feelings one might have in seeing people in need (as opposed to giving because it is a religious obligation). Other translations say "Giving unwillingly."

7. Giving willingly, but inadequately.

6. Giving adequately after being asked.

5. Giving tzedakah before being asked.

4. Giving tzedakah publicly to an unknown recipient.

3. Giving tzedakah anonymously to a known recipient.

2. Giving tzedakah anonymously to an unknown recipient via a person or public fund that is trustworthy, wise, and can perform acts of tzedakah with your money in a most impeccable fashion.

1. Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giving a grant to a person in need; finding a job for a person in need, so long as that loan, grant, partnership, or job results in the person no longer living by relying upon others.