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Gift for Orphan from Maaser Money

Is one allowed to use maaser money as a Bar Mitzvah presant for a boy who is orphaned from his father? Answer: This is an interesting question. On the one… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser gift Maaser
01/02/2012
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Giving Charity Collectors

We have many people who come through our neighborhood asking for donations. Some come collecting for different organizations, while many come for their own personal needs. In the past I… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser donation door
13/01/2012
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Charity During Torah Study

Does osek b’mitzvah potur b’mitzvah (one who is occupied with a mitzvah is exempt from other mitzvos) kick in when a charity collector asks for tzedakah from somebody who is… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Talmud Torah
27/11/2011
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Ma’aser for Sport Team

K’vod HaRav, I have a friend who is selling ink cartridges for computer printers. The prices of ink cartridges sold online (via the internet) are lower. I want to patronize… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity Maaser yeshiva
13/11/2011
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Donation for Jewish Institutions

If a non-Jew is looking for a merit for himself or his family, can he give money for a yeshiva or other Jewish charity? Can a Jew advice him about… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser non-Jews
12/11/2011
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Hilchos Tzedakah, compiled and arranged by Rosh Ha-Kolel Harav Yosef Fleischman

We saw in last week’s halachos that a person should not give all of his maaser money to a single person, at least not on a regular basis. However, according… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Dvar Torah parashat hashavua parashat shavua Parsha Torah Tzedaka
08/11/2011
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Paying Somebody’s Neder

If a person (Reuven) makes a neder/nedevah to a shul for a certain amount of money (for example when buying an aliyah) and someone else (Shimon) comes along and offers… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Vows and oaths
23/10/2011
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Investing Maaser Money

I have some maaser money that I would like to set aside for a particular cause. The money will not be needed until next year. Can I invest the maaser… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser investment Maaser
03/10/2011
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Parents who Forbid Giving Maaser

If one’s parents give the child money to spend as he wishes, can one use it for tzedakah, even if had they known they would have said that he shouldn’t… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser income Maaser parents
01/10/2011
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Obligation of Tzedakah for Poor Person

I’m confused. In this article http://www.dinonline.org/2010/11/11/vayeitzei-the%C2%A0basics%C2%A0of%C2%A0maaser%C2%A0kesafim/ in the section titled “Are The Poor Obligated in Maaser?” it is written “According to this viewpoint, a poor person would not be obligated… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser obligation poor Tzedaka
25/09/2011
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Maaser for Girls’ Tuition

Can one use his maaser money to pay for his daughter’s tuition? What about the hasa’ot to and from the school? Would it make a difference if some are subsidized… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser
22/09/2011
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Maaser from Paid Bill

Someone paid a bill for me which I could not pay – do I have to give maaser on the amount that was paid. Answer: According to most opinions, because… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser
06/09/2011
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Donations to non-Jewish Charity

Can a person throw away old shoes or clothing or any other utensils (items that cannot be reused by others due to them being not reusable)? We find that Moshe… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity gifts non-Jews
31/08/2011
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Ma’aser from Fund

I am withdrawing savings from keren hishtalmut. Since I am withdrawing the money before the 7 year period – the money is taxable. Regarding calculating maaser: 1. Does one make… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
17/08/2011
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Maaser on Savings

I am withdrawing money from a savings fund. Is maaser calculated on the amount before tax or the amount after tax. Answer: Maaser is paid from the amoung after tax,… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
17/08/2011
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Ma’aser Money for Somebody in Debt

My wife and I are nearly 300,000 in debt including a second mortgage and credit cards. I am currently not working but receive disability. To make ends meet, we have… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
10/08/2011
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Family Charity First

If a ben torah is a relative but watches tv and or uses the internet (kosher purposes), and another person thats a ben torah non-relative that does not watch tv:… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
22/07/2011
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Charity Priorities

According to Iggros Moshe, yoreh deah, 1,144, it appears that all the priorities found in shulchan aruch apply only to the gabbai tzadakah. Can you elaborate futher on this? Does this… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
21/07/2011
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Donating More than 20% to Charity

Can someone spend more than 20% on ma’aser or tzedakah? Answer: The Gemara writes that a person should not spend more than 20% for charity contribution. According to some authorities… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
19/07/2011
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Opening the Door to Meshulachim

Late at night meshulochim come to collect for themselves or organizations. Do I have to open the door If I do not know the people? Its for safety issues. Also,… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
12/07/2011
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Answering Tzedaka Requests

Is one obligated to answer all the tzadakah mailings or phone calls? One does not know if its for real. People don’t know who is mailing the letter or who… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser mail
07/07/2011
  • Prayer (tefilla)
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Prayer with Outstretched Hands/Tzedaka Collection by Two

1) The practice of tefila with outstretched hands was common & even mentioned in tanach. Because the non-Jews have now adopted this practice we discourage this. What is the mekor… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) Tzdakah and maaser goyim Muslim
30/06/2011
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Deductions from Ma’aser

Regarding Mayser Ksafim, If lets say I make 5000 dollars a month from my job, but I spend 150 dollars a week on baby sitting and spend 80 dollars a… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser babysitter deductions expenses journey Maaser tax travel
17/06/2011
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Paying Maaser in Advance

If I receive a weekly salary, am I allowed to pay the maaser before i get the money if i know that next week im going to receive a quantity… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Maaser
14/06/2011
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Giving Tzedaka to Shluchim

Hello Rabbis, I need some help to understand tzedakah please. I give willingly but when asked for money by shiliachs I feel angry. Maybe its because I wasnt raised frum… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser money
02/06/2011
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Poor Working Man or (Ostensibly) Rich Avreich

If a person works in an optical shop and can give 1 or 2 people a substantial discount. If a kollel person comes in claiming need, however this person wears… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Car Charity clothes discount poor wig working
14/05/2011
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Use of Maaser

To whom should I give Maaser — to my church/synagogue or to the poor? Somebody mentioned about giving Maaser to somebody who gives you spiritual nourishment. Is this true? Answer:… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity Maaser money poor Synagogue
09/05/2011
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Tzedaka — To Whom

The torah tells us that one should help out the poor and not close our hands to the poor. When does the lav of closing our hands to the poor… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser collectors poor
03/05/2011
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Maaser from Gifts and Contributions

If someone receives a sum of money from their parents as a gift, is that money subject to maaser? If yes is there a certain time span in which the… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity gifts Maaser
03/04/2011
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Maaser from NI Payments

Is one obligated to give maaser from Kitzvat Yeladim monthly child payments received from National Insurance in Israel? In addition, how does this work if one owes them money and… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser debt Maaser payment
16/03/2011
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Lending Maaser Money

Can I loan someone money with the initial intent that I will deduct it from my maaser if he does not return it? If he returns it I will reallocate… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser lending Maaser poor
15/03/2011
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Maaser Money for Pesach Hospitality

Question: My sister-in-law and her family are planning to spend Pesach with us. Her husband learns day and night. They have next to nothing and are considered aniyim. Having them… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Charity guests learning Torah Maaser Pesach
30/01/2011
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Maaser Money for Chumros

Can one use maaser money to fulfill a chumra. For example, if one lives in israel, can one use maaser money to pay the expense of a generator on shabbos… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
28/12/2010
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Charity from Non-Jews

It says in chapter 254 of the Shulchan aruch that if you really need Tzedaka and what you recieve from “israel” is insufficient,then you may ask from goyim. The Shulchan… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
17/10/2010
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Taking Maaser from “Maasered Money”

Do I have to give maaser from money that I recieved as a gift from someone who already takes maaser from their money? Answer: Yes. The obligation (or custom) of… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
13/10/2010
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Computing Income for Maaser

Which expenses may be deducted from net income for maaser purposes: e.g. mortgage, real estate taxes, transportation to work etc.? Thanks Answer: Only those expenses related to one’s work may… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
07/10/2010
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Stolen Tzeddaka

Question: My wife left her car window open in a parking lot of a shopping centre in Johannesburg. The car was locked. There are car guards who watch over the… Read more »

Shomrim - Assuming liability for property Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Maaser – Expenses From Selling Real Estate

Question: Hi, I have sold a home and was wondering what expenses were allowed before calculating ma’aser. Specifically, I wanted to ask about a commission paid to a real estate… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Tzedaka or Hachnasat Kallah?

Question: I am arranging a chinese auction to raise funds for the following situation: I have a neighbor who is separated from her husband. For reasons not clear to me,… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Ma’aser From A Wife’s Money

Question: My wife worked for two years before she was married. She gave ma’aser regularly. Now that she is married and I receive the money, do I need to give… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Ma’aser On Pension Fund Contributions

Question: Does one who has a pension plan need to give ma’aser on the money before it is put in the plan or only when he uses the money? Answer:… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Ma’aser On the Sale Of A Home

Question: I sold my apartment in Israel and made a profit. However, I needed to buy a house in South Bend with the money and even with all the money… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Classification Of A Poor Person

Question: One of my students presently has a job but has no savings, and he is uncertain as to whether his job will last more than two months. His brother… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Collecting Charity In Advance

Question: One of my congregants has a brother in Israel who doesn’t have money to marry off his children. May he collect charity money in advance, to save for a… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Mixed Up Charity Money

Question: On Erev Yom Kippur, the bima in Shul fell and along with it went all the bowls of tzedoko tumbling to the floor. All the money is now mixed… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Can I Give This Mezuzah To Tzedakah?

Question: I bought a mezuzah and told a friend that I would not give it away but keep it and use it myself. I then bought another mezuzah and said… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Promised Wedding Gift

Question: I had a torah vort book which I had decided to give to someone as a wedding gift and even informed him about it. However, it’s been difficult for… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Stolen Tzedaka Check

Question: If money one collected for an organization was then given over to a shaliach where the money was stolen and one stopped the check (which involved a cost), a)… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Buying A Lottery Ticket With Ma’aser Money

Question: Are you allowed to give your maaser money to a charity organization where you get something in return, i.e. a free gift or win something in a auction. For… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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Obligation To Stop Giving?

Question: I support needy families around the — area, and started doing that when I was in yeshiva in — and continue to fund those families there. No-one know I… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser
01/09/2010
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