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Can taxes be subtracted from my income regarding maaser?

Question: What is subtracted from the amount of tzedaka you should pay? Are expenses subtracted? Tax? Assuming that expenses are subtracted, would a fee paid to an accountant to file… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser maaser money
15/06/2020
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Money received for Yom Tov expenses

Question: Someone gave me money for Yom Tov expenses. (He gave me more than necessary, especially since I ate out by some of the meals.) May I spend whatever is… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
31/05/2020
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Masser

Question: If I got money from Trump due to the Corona but I presently don’t have an income (I’m still supported by my parents but not living with them) do… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
13/05/2020
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Giving food to orchim

Question: I am living now separate from my parents due to corona concerns. My parents bring me food for me to eat. Is it permitted for me to invite bachurim… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser present tzedakah
06/05/2020
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Using someone else’s Wifi

Question: May one use neighbour or someone else Wifi if they don’t know about it. It has a password but the person finds it out. Do we say theres no… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser internet stealing theft
05/05/2020
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Unsubscribing to the tzedoko calls and emails?

Question: Is there a problem of avoiding to give Tzodoko if you unsubscribe to the tzedoko calls and emails? Is it correct to say that I only give Tzodoko if… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Tzedaka
29/04/2020
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Do you need to give maaser from a loan?

Question: Hi rabbi, some has loaned us some money, we would like to know if we need to give 10% of that to maaser/tzedaka? Many thanks. Answer: Thanks for your… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
27/04/2020
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Using masser money for bills

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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
24/03/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
17/03/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
11/03/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
25/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money tuition
25/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser collectors tzedakah
25/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
21/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money real estate
17/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser theft tzedakah
06/02/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser loans maaser money
31/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
30/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Loan maaser money
30/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
29/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
29/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
27/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser learning Torah maaser money
24/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
19/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
15/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
07/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
07/01/2020
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser taxes
09/12/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money seforim
08/12/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
04/12/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser Maaser
04/12/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka maaser money
24/11/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
19/11/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
31/10/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser Maaser Tzedaka
02/10/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
27/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser Maaser tzedakah
26/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
25/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Tzedaka
19/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
16/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser
13/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Tzedaka
11/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Tzedaka
11/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Tzedaka
11/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
09/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka Tzedaka
04/09/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
28/08/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money Tzedaka
27/08/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
09/08/2019
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser
31/07/2019
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