May a person use maaser money to purchase mezuzahs/tefilin if they are extremely poor? Answer: If a person is extremely poor he doesn’t have to give maaser at all. As… Read more »

Can one use maaser money to pay shul fees. At the end of the day, it’s not really benefiting us because wether we can pay or not, we are still… Read more »

May a potential donor tell the person requesting financial help “take a job and support yourself”? Answer: Although it might be true that somebody ought to be finding gainful employment… Read more »

We’ve been saving up maaser to give to my mom when she gets here so she can get around and buy her own special groceries etc., and it’s a significant… Read more »

I would like to make a dedication in a new book l’ilui nishmas my relatives. The dedication costs $500, but I don’t have that much ma’aser money available. Can I… Read more »

A women attended baal tshuva seminary for a few summers and could not pay tuition. She agreed (she used the word “promised”) that when she would start working she would… Read more »

I have been distributing tzedaka to several worthy causes, but will unfortunately not be able to continue to provide them all. I must decide which ones I will no longer… Read more »

Can I take off the cost of a stamp from maasar money if I am sending charity to a yeshiva? Thank you. Answer: Yes, the cost of the stamp can be taken… Read more »

I received a gift card to a mall I probably would not have shopped at if I hadn’t received the gift card… am I obligated to tithe 10% maaser to… Read more »

I was recently in the States and someone gave me $200 for hachnasas kallah. I mentally allocated it to a chasan in the States but forgot to give it his… Read more »

I donated a significant sum in memory of my mother OBM to my schul in North America to start the “xxxxxx OBM, Womens’ Learning Division.” (WLD) This past year, since… Read more »

If a father borrowed money in order to help pay his married son’s rent and now the father is stuck with the debt and is finding it difficult to repay,… Read more »

If one collected clothing for a person that was in need of clothing, but that person has seemed to leave town, and the collector hasn’t been able to contact the… Read more »

Is giving tzedakah to a poor goy a fullfillment of ones obligation of Ma’aser kesafim? Also money received from insurance companies such as health insurance for operations or home owners… Read more »

My son needs lots of physical and occupational therapy. It is currently beyond what I can afford and I’m not sure how long I can do it for. Can I… Read more »

In addition to giving tzedakah, and doing chessed (emotional, chizuk) support for our Jewish brethren, is it praiseworthy, (halachta b’drochov) to give charity and do chessed to non-Jews (assuming that… Read more »

Before the wedding of our son we were called by an organization and we agreed to pay for a “seudas ani’im” on the day of the wedding b’zchus the chasan… Read more »

Rabbis – A close relative of mine lent me a large sum of money to help with living conditions and basic necessities. I receive a salary but it is insufficient… Read more »

This is a more broader subject however I’d like to focus on 2 points: An older person (with a large family) that is theoretically able to make a parnasah (healthy,… Read more »

Can one give a gift of money to a son’s teacher in honor of Purim and take it off from maaser? Answer: You should not deduct this contribution from maaser… Read more »

If someone intends in his mind to give a certain amount to tzadakah, but later changes his minds and wants to give less for various reasons? Perhaps there are more… Read more »

My father-in-law is currently an undocumented alien in the United States. He has a very small income, but would be able to earn more if he was naturalized as a… Read more »

I was learning in kollel for many years and we couldn’t afford to give maaser kesofim. We had the opportunity to ask R’ Feinstein about the situation who said that… Read more »

I heard that supporting your own children over the age of six can possibly be counted as maaser. Does this include paying for transportation for them to go to school… Read more »

I think I understand the concept you described based on the gemara in BK about the recipient being unworthy. But is there a similar concept that is true about a… Read more »

Do people who are collecting tzedaka and taking some of it for themselves have to declare how much tzedaka they are taking for themselves to each person they collect from?… Read more »

According to this halachic ruling: “A debtor who has insufficient means to pay back his debts should not donate more than one third of a shekel (per year) to charity… Read more »

May one use maaser money to donate to organizations that help pay for fertility treatments Answer: Yes, this is permitted, both because the people who benefit from the treatments are… Read more »

If a Jew is struggling with basic necessities and also in debt and in the process of paying off the debts, and an extra sum of money comes in that… Read more »

If my sister is married and she always has economic problems, but she’s not poor, but sometimes she don’t have money for example for the doctor. What is better to… Read more »

We are starting to take maaser. It wasn’t working out before because we were always in the red because our expenses exceeded our income. B”H, that has changed. I wanted… Read more »

I am beginning to build a practice. I see that there are a lot of people out there that are both in a very difficult financial situation, and who could… Read more »

My wife recently started to work . With this additional income we are able to make ends meet without assistance from tzedaka. We are unsure for how long this is… Read more »

Maaser: In a case where money is being earned to pay off a debt, is this money subject to Maaser? For example $100 earned to pay off $1000 debt, or… Read more »

Hi, I have a ma’aser question. I’m working on setting up a collection for a rav that doesn’t have a shul but still has a community that asks him shailos…. Read more »

Would using funds to invest in a start up business of someone who is struggling financially qualify for Ma’aser Kesafim? Would it make a difference if we have it set… Read more »