Question: I am arranging a raffle online, which the profits will go to a tzedakka organization. My question is: Am I allowed to take money from the profits? If yes,… Read more »
Category: Tzdakah and maaser
Borrowing from Tzedaka
Question: Thank you for your wonderful website. If your family collects Tomchei Shabbos from the neighbors, are you allowed to borrow that money? Answer: On one hand the Shulchan Aruch… Read more »
Giving money for a bikur cholim from maaser
Question: Dear Rabbi Gut Mo’ed. Thank you so much for the great Mitzvah of Dinonline Ask The Rabbi, and your kindness and help to all of us and for answering… Read more »
Maaser/Tzedakah
Question: I just recently graduated from college, finally coming off my parents payroll as they like to say. I spent this summer working at an internship and driving for Uber/Lyft,… Read more »
Maaser for a loan that was forgiven
Question: I took out a loan from a bank for a considerable amount of money, which was later negotiated down to about 10%, with the rest forgiven. The loan was… Read more »
Are Bank Fees allowed to be deducted from a salary that was paid late?
Question: I work for a yeshiva that issues payroll checks on a very untimely basis. Although I knew that paychecks may not be issued on the exact date, the yeshiva… Read more »
Ma’aser on Future Income
Question: Is one allowed to give tzedaka for ma’aser on the condition that it apply to future earnings? For example, if someone gets a paycheck on the 30th of the… Read more »
Maaser versus Repaying Student Loan
Question: My wife and I have been scrupulous in paying 10% to maaser for some time, however, this maaser has been at the expense of repaying debt for a student… Read more »
Maaser on a mortgage
Question: Hi, I recently refinanced my mortgage and pulled out some money in the process. Do I have to pay Maaser on that money, or not since it is technically… Read more »
Maaser to ones husband
Question: My husband doesn’t support me financially. This arrangement began right at the start of our marriage. He recently asked me to pay for some of his medical bills. Since… Read more »
Pay myself with maaser for doing work for a Mossad
Question: I am an accountant, and from time to time a certain Jewish org that does charitable work asks me to do some work for them. I feel like I… Read more »
Deducting from Maaser money owed by Yeshiva.
Question: I taught at a Yeshiva for several years and being that the Yeshiva was in bad financial state I am still owed quite a bit of money that was… Read more »
Maaser for hurricane victims
Question: Dear Rabbi There are shuls in Houston Texas that I can support for help because of the flood–I can also send items of food, sundries etc. that they need…. Read more »
Calculating income for maaser
Question: Do I give 10% of income to tzedaka? Is it after Taxes, what about living expenses, baby expenses, etc? What about small side earning (nothing illegal of course) or… Read more »
Mayser when in debt
Question: Hi, If one is in debt owing money to various government agencies as well as the school his children go to (tuition), is he obligated to take mayser from… Read more »
Checks Found
Question: I run an outreach organization. There were others running the organization before we came to town who have since moved on. Going through many old files, we found checks… Read more »
Maaser to a friend in need
Question: Dear Rabbi, I am very strict in giving maaser…to me it’s one of the most important mitzvot. I usually give to different organizations… My friend called me up and… Read more »
Does the tax deduction on a donation add to maaser obligation?
Question: Being that charitable donations are tax deductible, does that add on the maaser-able income, bc now I have earned more money? Answer: It isn’t actual income, because you didn’t… Read more »
Using Maaser for Mitzvah
Question: Can I use maaser money to pay to get my teffilin checked and get new straps? Answer: The general rule is that we may not use maser money for… Read more »
Maaser
Question: If I am fully supported from my parents, do I need to give maaser? There would be some left over but it would make things very tight Answer: My… Read more »
Maaser for students supported by thier parents
Question: What are my obligations for maaser? I am a student and am being supported by my parents. I do have some money left over at the end of the… Read more »
Maaser for hospital donations
Question: Dear Rabbi, My brother is fundraising money to help support Shaare Zedek hospital. Can I use my maser money for a donation to this hospital? Many thanks in advance!… Read more »
Can one use maaser for Yom Tov? Can a wife give a husband her maaser if he is poor?
Question: Can one use their maaser money for Yom Tov expenses? Can ones wife give her husband her maaser money if he is poor? Answer: In general, maaser… Read more »
Mafrish Ma’aser to a separate account?
Question: I know the chofetz chayim says a person should be mafrish ma’aser and not just do a cheshbon on paper. However, is it required to be mafrish ma’aser into… Read more »
Buying an expensinve store of a poor person and taking the difference from maaser
Question: There is a small grocery next to my house that is a tad more expensive than the bigger grocery further down the block. I know the small grocery needs… Read more »
Can a Ba’al Tzedaka use lie detector on collectors
Question: We are friendly with an extremely wealthy person whose 10% reaches out to 10’s of millions per year. Poor people are at his office and home on a daily… Read more »
maaser for mishnayos
Question: Can I use maser to pay for a group to learn mishnayos for my recently deceased uncle? Answer: If the people learning the mishnayos are poor people then the… Read more »
Maaser on school loan
Question: Do we need to give maaser on school loan? What if down the line the loan is forgiven (federal loan)? Thank you Answer: You do not have to give… Read more »
Maaser
Question: If I am fully supported by my parents and have a job, do I need to give maaser money from the money I earn? Answer: You should give ma’aser… Read more »
Am I allowed to take tzedakah
Question: I was always very careful never to borrow money from anyone ever and only spending whatever I could afford, and gave up on a lot of things I felt… Read more »
Tzeddaka to a certain organization, in thought
Question: I read through your article “Think before you Think”, but I would like a clear p’sak what to do in the following situation. I met the director of a… Read more »
Bais medrash and Bais Yakov tuition
Question: My husband needed to close his business and he has lots of debts that he owes. He’s trying to start up a business in a different industry. I currently… Read more »
Money for a haircut
Question: There is a rosh kollel who came over to me in beis medrash, put $100 into my hand, and told me to get a haircut (because he felt that… Read more »
Tzedakah to everyone
Question: When we say mefarnesin aniyei akum im aniyei yisrael mipnei darchei shalom, is that similar to mishum eivah or is it an inherently positive thing to be “Verachamav al… Read more »
Donating Dead Inventory – Can it count as Maaser
Question: I have a business where I buy and sell. A have a decent amount of inventory that doesn’t really sell, and I would like to donate it towards a… Read more »
Can a reduction given to a poor person be deducted from maaser kesofim?
Question: If my daughter charges $12 an hour for babysitting, there’s a family who is not is a good financial status and my daughter charges them $6 an hour. Does… Read more »
Is it permitted to take goverment assistance
Question: Is it permitted for a Jew to receive “food stamps” money and/or disability money from the US government, with regard to receiving charity from a non-Jew?’ What if the… Read more »
Is it prohibited to take advantage of government tax incentives from giving tzedaka?
Question: Tzedaka is such an important mitzvah which lies at the core of Jewish life. I came across a confusing article online in a Jewish Journal, which made it seem… Read more »
Maaser For Fees For Girl Schools
Question: I am aware that Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal says tuition for Girls schools should not be paid from maaser. What about fees such as registration fee and building fee… Read more »
Do I have to give masser from chanuka gelt?
Question: Does on need to give masser on chanuka gelt? Can that masser go to bochrim in a dira to help cover daily costs? Answer: Monetary gifts that a person… Read more »
Deducting expenses from Ma’aser
Question: Can I deduct the car expenses (gas, maintenance, lease payments, insurance, etc) from my income when calculating the ma’aser? Thanks. Answer: If these were business expenses then they may… Read more »
Received maaser to give to those in need – can we keep?
Question: A friend occasionally sends ma’aser money for us to give to those in need. We’re now in a position to be recipients of such assistance. This friend isn’t aware… Read more »
Charity obligations for one who has debts
Question: If I have debts of bank loans and credit cards let say of $50,000, do I still have the mitvah of tzedokoh and how much per year? Answer: Assuming… Read more »
Can money raised at charity Torah teaching count towards maaser
Question: I teach Torah and am not wealthy, but give money daily towards maaser kesafim because I believe in the value of daily giving. I have been asked to teach… Read more »
chinuch
Question: The gemara Kiddushin 29a says there is a mitzvah for a father to teach his son a profession (um’nis). what is the obligation of a parent nowadays in this… Read more »
Maaser from Pension Scheme Contribution
Question: Dear Rabbi, My parents pay me monthly a certain amount of money for my pension (they pay it on my account and I transfer it to the pension company… Read more »
Had in mind to give tzedaka and poor person disappeared
Question: If I see a man going around my shul collecting tzedakah and I have in mind to give him some tzedakah (is there a difference if I think of… Read more »
Maaser and Debt
Question: Due to the financial crisis in 2008, I had to borrow very substantial sums of money from family in order to stay afloat and for my family and I… Read more »
Yerusha
Question: I got a significant amount of money as inheritance. Do I have to give maaser on all of it soon or can I save and disburse it yearly over… Read more »
Maaser and charity with separate funds
Question: I have three separate bank accounts. In one of them I receive my salary. In the second one, I deposit all the maaser money. I have a question with… Read more »