Question: If struggling financially with difficulty paying basic bills and behind with many bills, can maaser money be used? Answer: If you don’t enough for your basic needs you don’t… Read more »
Category: Tzdakah and maaser
Maaser by mistake
Question: I was separating maaser from cash, and i said “this is maaser” but i realized i was actually still holding the money that i was taking the maaser from… Read more »
If struggling financially to the point that basic bills are very behind, May maaser money be used?
Question: If struggling financially to the point that basic bills are very behind, May maaser money be used? Answer: If you don’t enough for your basic needs you don’t have… Read more »
Is a income that the government gives for baby siting need to be taken maser of?
Question: Hi, Is a income that the government gives for baby siting need to be taken maser of? The whole amount that the government gives goes for the baby sitter…. Read more »
Can transportation for boys and girls to the Mosdos be paid from maser?
Question: Hi, Sorry, also i would like to know if transportation for boys and girls to the Mosdos can be paid from maser? Answer: I would assume that it is… Read more »
How much can a meshulach take?
Question: i would like to collect money for a tzadaka organization. What is the maximum commission that i can ask for? Thanks Answer: HI, Thanks for your question. The issue… Read more »
Maaser to chavrusah
Question: I learn with a Rosh Kollel and he refuses to let me pay him. Sometimes I’m able to convince him to take cash. I know he can use the… Read more »
Maaser from earnings when becoming an equity partner
Question: I asked a prominent Rav in Yerusholaim when I choose to become an equity partner in the deal if I have to give Maaser, He told me I do… Read more »
Can an organization accept tzedaka from a married woman?
Question: Can a gabbai tzedaka or tzedaka organization accept a large contribution from a married woman without confirming that she has her husband’s permission to make the donation? If a… Read more »
Do I have to Ma’aser if I have loans outstanding
Question: I borrowed money from my parents some time ago. Recently I received wages, and I sent them right away to my parents to help pay down the loan they… Read more »
Mixed up tzedaka money
Question: For more than three years weve been puting small change into a container and several pushkas for tzedaka, some of it was given al daas that it would go… Read more »
Giving maaser by forgiving a loan.
Question: If I have loaned a poor person money, that he will possibly not be able to pay back, what are the considerations in “giving maaser” of the amount of… Read more »
Can maaser money be used for therapy
Question: My wife suffered a miscarriage, and unfortunately we are having trouble getting pregnant. She is suffering from debilitating depression, and has trouble leaving the house, and is unable to… Read more »
Using maaser money to enable more tzedaka
Question: They are currently holding elections for the World Zionist Organization to form a new committee. This is an opportunity for Jews worldwide to influence and determine, for the next… Read more »
Maaser money for learning rabanus
Question: I’m learning in Kollel now. Can I use maaser money (from what I get paid from kollel or my wife’s job) to pay for a rabanus program for myself?… Read more »
Supporting Torah
Question: If I would pay a bachur or yungerman to learn at a time that he otherwise would not be learning, would I get the schar of his learning? Is… Read more »
Giving a gift for certain purposes
Question: Hi. I received a sum of money from someone as a gift. At the time the money was given or afterwards, it was made clear however that the money… Read more »
May one use maaser money for animal rescue?
Question: If one knows that 100% of it will go to rescuing and care of the wildlife in the Australian bushfires? Millions of animals there, large and small, need rescuing… Read more »
follow up re money for pants
Question: Someone gave me money to purchase pants. After purchasing one pair of pants, may I keep the remainder of the money for myself? Answer: All of the money was… Read more »
Starting to give maaser
Question: A person who did not previously gave maaser kesafim and is starting now, should he go back and give maaser on his prior income (if he can somehow remember… Read more »
Maaser on bill and taxes
Question: Shalom Rav, should maaser be after all bills and rent have been settled or before ? And what the state tax on the individual , should we consider maaser… Read more »
Buying Seforim with Maser Money
Question: I recently got married and was wondering if I may use some of my masser money to buy seforim for my home Answer: Mazal Tov to you and your… Read more »
giving tzedakah
Question: Is there a chiyuv to give tzedaka to every single person who asks me? Does one have a chiyuv to give while learning? If one knows that a certain… Read more »
Sale of a home in which I lived
Question: Is the mortgage interest that I paid over the years that I owned my house deductible from the sales proceeds to calculate the profit on the sale. Please cite… Read more »
Bride vs. orphan for tzedakah; concentrating vs. spreading donation
Question:finish sources, Rmbam… Brocho v’Shalom, B”H I am a teenage girl working at a small secretarial job with a modest income. So often, I received emails from crowdfunding platforms such… Read more »
Buying Tefillin with Masser Money
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I give my masser every month in the Jewish community, can I take the money from the masser I give to buy a tefilin?… Read more »
Ma’aser on money given to cover “general” expenses
Question: I traveled to visit my non-observant parents over the bein hazmanim. I was given a certain amount of money to cover expenses that would arise during my visit without… Read more »
Maaser for work
Question: I have ma’aser that I owe but I don’t have extra cash now to give. I’m doing volunteer work for a Kollel. Can I calculate the money I would… Read more »
Annual Expenses Included in 200 zuz (tzedakah recepients)
Question: What expenses are included in the calculation to determine if a person has sufficient funds or ability to generate funds, to cover expenses for the year? Is it minimum… Read more »
Am I allowed to reinvest interest/dividend income?
Question: Hi. I understand that in giving tzdaka in the form of ma’aser any profits I have from investments held are subject to ma’aser. I have investments in funds that… Read more »
Maaser for money given to buy a specific thing and maaser to one’s children
Question: I was given money by someone to buy a specific thing for my child, do I need to give maaser from this money? I’ve given maaser for years from… Read more »
Busker tzedakah
Question: Should one treat a busker (a street musician) like any other request for tzedakah, or is it a pay what you feel performance? Answer: No one is obligated to… Read more »
zdaka on Shabbos
Question: Can a person give zdaka on Shabbos? or at least touch the money Answer: Your question doesn’t sound right, because money is muktza on Shabbos. If you would like,… Read more »
Maaser for torah vaad
Question: I am attending a Mussar Vaad which costs $560 for the year (I’m a female) I’d like to take a course on Emunah which costs $100 for one time… Read more »
Tzedekah;
Question: My father’s yurzheit is coming up on a yom tov (and there is competitive bidding) and I reserve money to possibly purchase an aliyah. But someone called me in… Read more »
Ma’aser
Question: My daughter got engaged and I said to her that I would pay for her Chatan’s guests at the wedding because his parents are in financial difficulty. Can I… Read more »
Tzedekah;
Question: A poor person needs tzedekah. Can I donate an amount to him knowing that the money given to him will be through some tzedekah agency, from which i will… Read more »
Beginning to give ma’aser- Do I have to give retroactively?
Question: At the recommendation of others and a few years after having become frum, I’ve decided that I would like to give tzdaka in the format of ma’aser. My question… Read more »
Can one ever NOT give a poor person money when he asks?
Question: Whenever i daven in the shtibel here, there are always alot of beggars that come ask for money. I once heard that a certain gadol( don’t remember who, and… Read more »
Massar sefer torah
Question: Although one properly can not use masar money to write a Sefer Torah ( as you cant be mekkaim the mitzvah asha with massar ). Question if one can… Read more »
Can I use maaser for school classroom supplies
Question: I am teaching in a kiruv school that also has modern orthodox students in it. Can I use my maaser money to buy supplies and activities for my classroom…. Read more »
Masser for my own medical bills
Question: dear Rabbi, I am not well and do to this we are a one income family. I do get money from social security and have been giving Masser on… Read more »
Maaser on investments
Question: Hi, I had a question regarding Masser on investment withdrawals. Here is the question: 1. Earn $1000 and pay $100 to Maaser. 2. Invest $900 3. After a number… Read more »
A 19 year old taking off Maaser
Question: My 19 year old son that does not work he occasionally works once in a while a day here and there but no steady income gives maaser, I told… Read more »
Money given as a loan that wasn’t paid back
Question: Someone has owed me money for a long time. I do not want to give up on getting the money back, but on the other hand I don’t want… Read more »
Masser deduction para and camp
Question: Can I deduct masser for paying a para for my son at school or camp or even camp tuition. Is camp like babysitting or different ty. Son is five… Read more »
Pushka Problem with Tzedakkah.
Question: I was recently made aware of a puska in our home (perhaps my wife or children acquired it without my knowledge from someone distributing them in our neighborhood) for… Read more »
Using chomesh money
Question: Could I use money that I was מפריש as חומש to use for personal use as a incentive for something רוחני? Answer: If it is meant for tzedakah, it… Read more »
Maaser from used goods
Question: If I sell a used object that I don’t need anymore (eg. clothing), do I need to take off maaser from the amount I get paid? Answer: It depends… Read more »
Massar sefer torah
Question: 1) I recently purchased some nevium on klaf for my shul to use for the Hoftorah. Although the shul is using it they belong to me ( I didn’t… Read more »