Question: I sold a home, bought an apartment, performed shipputizm on the latter, & still realized a profit. Question: am I required to give maaser on the net profit on… Read more »
Category: Tzdakah and maaser
Can I use my maaser to help someone pay off their debt to me?
Question: Someone owes me money and can’t afford to pay it back. Can I use some of my maser to pay off the this debt on their behalf. Do I… Read more »
Can some of our tuitions be paid from Maaser money?
Question: If there are other yeshivas and Bais Yakovs available in my city that charge lower tuition, can the difference that we have to pay be paid from our maaser… Read more »
Can I give my maaser to myself
Question: If my monthly income is 10000 and expenses are 11000 (I need to borrow or collect donations from relatives $1000 monthly) can I give my maaser to myself? Or… Read more »
Maaser mony to pay Mohel
Question: May I use maaser money to pay the Mohel who performs to bris on my son? Answer: It is a dispute amonst the Rishonim and Achronim. If the situation necessitates you can… Read more »
Maser & saving for down payment on coop
Question: I’m 60 years old, live alone, and never have owed my own home. I’m trying to save money to buy a modest one bedroom coop because rents are raising… Read more »
Saving while giving maaser
Question: Dear Rabbi, BH I’ve been giving maaser for a few years now and I normally only deduct my transport expenses to work. However, I am finding it impossible to… Read more »
Maaser from Earmarked Money
Question: I was given a sum of money to help subsidize the purchase of a car. Am I obligated to give maaser on that sum? As an aside, what are… Read more »
Maaser for Promised Tzedakah
Question: I had promised in my mind to give a certain amount of money to tzedakah while in an unpleasant situation. May I now use maaser money to pay this… Read more »
Exporting Tzedaka & Adopt-a-Kollel
Question: I have heard criticism about the Adopt-a-Kollel program that shuls in Chutz Laaretz should be focusing their tzedaka money on the needs of their own local poor as per… Read more »
Maasar Money for an Orphan
Question: There is an orphan in my community who I’ve grown close to. She’s a young girl who lost her mother and I got to know her while volunteering to… Read more »
Preemptive Maaser Payments
Question: I recently made a donation to a tzedaka organization using their online website. I accidentally clicked submit more than once and was charged on my credit card more times… Read more »
Maaser on a Tax Refund
Question: Do I have to give Maaser on my tax refund like regular income? Answer: In the event that Maaser has not been taken yet from this money, Maaser should… Read more »
Maaser Money for Wedding Gifts
Question: 1) Can you use Maaser money for a wedding gift (simchas chosson vekaloh)? 2) If yes, could you pay for a flight to visit a very good friend’s wedding… Read more »
Buying Mezuzos with Maaser Money
Question: I’m moving into an apartment and need to buy a bunch of mezuzas I was wondering if I can buy them using maaser money. Answer: No, a mitzva you… Read more »
Urination on Pants, Maaser and Taxes
Question: 1 is if somebody gets a little bit of urine on pants is it enough to just dry clean them in order to daven wearing them? 2 … Read more »
Maaser for Utilities
My husband and I live with my parents and pay them rent. My mother came to me this morning and told me their utility bills have been very high and… Read more »
Maaser for Learning Program
Hi Rabbi, I have a question related to Maaser ksafim. I recently joined an online hilchos shabbos chaburah which work through the smicha syllabus and write periodic tests on the… Read more »
Maaser Questions
I have some Ma’aser questions. Do I calculate ma’aser on my pre-tax or post-tax income, do any of the $ that my taxes pay for social services count as my… Read more »
Maaser on Insufficient Income
My shayla is does one have to ma’aser their income if at the end of the month their income is just enough to cover their expenses. Sometimes we don’t have… Read more »
Distribution of Maaser Funds
If I receive a large amount of money as a family gift, do I have to give maaser of all of it within the first year of receiving it or… Read more »
Maaser for Parents
my brother is getting married and i want to help my parents with suppers for the week prior to wedding. may i use maser money to buy with it the… Read more »
Lost Maaser Check
if someone gave money as a maaser check and the check is cashed by a money changer in Eretz Yisroel – the institution got the money – but the money… Read more »
Maaser Money for Therapy
Am I allowed to use maaser money to see a therapist to help better my marriage. There are no real issues that require immediate attention but there are definitely changes… Read more »
Maaser for Orphaned Girls
Dear Rabbi There is a beautiful organization in Israel called Lev LaLev and they help needy orphaned girls in so many wonderful ways. My question is that if a person… Read more »
Maaser for Father
My father needs financial help, after being in a number of brain surgery procedures, he is 71 and with meager earnings. and no savings. Can I use Ma’aser money to… Read more »
Unused Charity Funds
Rav Shimon wants to take his class of 20 kids on a trip. He books a trip to a water park including lunch through a tour company. Rav Shimon gets… Read more »
Deducting Taxes from Maaser
Hi The government takes taxes and gives benefits for me, do i need to pay maser of the gross amount that the government pays me, or i can deduct what… Read more »
Maaser for Mishnayos
I’m trying to help a family member that’s a kollel person in E. ISRAEL. In order not to embarrass him I’m having him learn mishnayot for my father, Z”L …. Read more »
Maaser for Simchas Choson V’Kalla
Am I allowed to use Maaser money for the mitzvah of being misameach choson vikallah? I have a close friends wedding and I know it would mean a lot to… Read more »
Tzedaka Commitment
I intended to give X amount of tzedaka to a specific Rabbi at the time of mechiras chometz. Then, I found out that the Rabbi wasn’t available, so I used… Read more »
Maaser for Stroller
I have a carriage that I would like to sell and replace for a newer version. I am planning to sell it for $600.00. Am I allowed to donate this… Read more »
Maaser from a “1031”
When am I mechuyav to give maaser on money that was put in a 1031 exchange since the money is not accessible to me. Answer: If I understand correctly, this… Read more »
Preemptive Maaser Payments
If I realized that I have been paying too much maaser each month due to not deducting certain qualifying expenses from income can I recoup the overpayment from future maaser?… Read more »
Use of Tzedaka Funds
Shalom, I couldn’t afford therapy so I asked around and found someone who is willing to help me every month or when I have a debt by a therapist. (It… Read more »
Paid More Maaser than Required
I gave 10% of maaser on all my net earnings of 2014. I filed my tax return now and had to pay additional taxes. Could I deduct that amount from… Read more »
Charity for Buying Apartment
In Israel it’s common practice that the parents of a chosson and kallah buy an apartment for the couple (or at least pay for part of it then have the… Read more »
Maaser for Change of Exchange Rate
I am from Europe and I had money in Dollar and changed it into Euro. I have because the dollar is stronger have more Euros than when i many years… Read more »
Giving Charity in Geulah
What is the halacha if I am at the Kotel or in Geula and there are many people collecting money, am I obligated to give each one? Does it make… Read more »
Charity for Somebody Receiving Tuition Break
If I receive tuition break from my children’s yeshivas does that mean I really shouldn’t be giving tzedeka (e.g. $10 a month to “adopt a kollel”)perhaps I am obligated to… Read more »
Money to Affiliated Charity
If a person who is affiliated with a charitable organization makes you a Shali’ach (messenger) to give tzedaka (charity), can you return that money to that person? As an example,… Read more »
Grandfather Using Maaser for Tuition
Can one use Maaser money in order to pay for the Jewish education of their grandchildren. If so, could you point me in the direction of some sources on the… Read more »
Buying Sefer with Maaser Money
We have a sponsor that backed the cost of publishing a new sefer. If the sefer is bought by us, all money goes to tzedaka, and if by the publisher,… Read more »
Taking Points from Maaser
Is maaser only counted if one gives money or can one calculate the value of a gift and take it off one’s maaser cheshbon? For eg. I have points on… Read more »
Late Reception of Shaliach Mitzvah Money
I was travelling to Israel and someone mailed me a dollar (for shaliach mitzvah gelt) which I only received upon returning from my trip…what should I do with the dollar… Read more »
Donations to “Tzedakah” in Shul
Chalom uVracha We have had a discussion in the beith midrasch regarding someone who when called to the Torah promised (with or without neder) a certain sum to tzedakah. The question… Read more »
Maaser from Net Income
I wonder if we have to separe Maaser from the gross earnings or from the profit only. Answer: Maaser is separated from net earnings – the amount that you receive… Read more »
Maaser for Travelling to Israel
I wonder if it’s allowed to use money of maasser to pay part of tickets to go study in Israel. Thanks. Answer: If it’s to study Torah, then this is… Read more »
Charity through Foundation
I have a private charitable foundation. I contribute to the foundation which is tax-deductible at that point. Subsequently the foundation gives ‘grants’ according to my wishes. For purposes of mitzvas… Read more »
Constant Donation to Poor People
If there are a few poor people who sit in front of shul every day is there a chiyuv to give them tzedakah every time you pass by? If they… Read more »