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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka vow
09/03/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser tuition Tzedaka
23/02/2017
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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 »

Theft and robbery Tzdakah and maaser theft Tzedaka
20/02/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Gentile Tzedaka
06/02/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser merchandise Tzedaka
31/01/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser deductions
19/01/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka government programs
18/01/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity taxes
08/01/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser tuition
07/01/2017
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser presents
19/12/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser deductions Maaser
19/12/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka
12/12/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka poor
12/12/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka Maaser
06/12/2016
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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 »

Jewish Outlook Tzdakah and maaser
23/11/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser Pension
10/10/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser thought to give Tzedaka
05/10/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
26/09/2016
  • Inheritance and wills
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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 »

Inheritance and wills Tzdakah and maaser
21/09/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser
16/08/2016
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Maaser money on sale of a home

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 »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser Maaser
16/08/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
07/08/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
07/08/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
05/08/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/08/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
03/07/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
27/06/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser gifts Maaser presents Tzedaka
15/05/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser charity pledges Maaser
11/05/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser aniye ircha Eretz Yisrael
10/05/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser orphans
08/05/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
28/04/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser taxes
20/04/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
18/04/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Mezuza
13/04/2016
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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 »

Prayer in an unclean place Tzdakah and maaser taxes urination
30/03/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser Tzedaka
16/03/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser Tzedaka
04/03/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser taxes tuition
19/02/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity income Maaser Tzedaka
15/01/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser Tzedaka
01/01/2016
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser parents Tzedaka
29/11/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Check Maaser money changer Tzedaka
29/11/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser expenses income Maaser therapy
23/11/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser Tzedaka
30/10/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser kedima Maaser Tzedaka
11/10/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity Tzedaka
19/08/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser income Maaser taxes
10/07/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser
10/07/2015
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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 »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser neder
23/06/2015
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