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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Question: I am giving charity now before the end of the financial year (June) and I want to try give 10% of my income to charity. I am trying to… Read more »

Question: Hello, I have a question that perhaps you can help me with. I am single and in my early thirties. I am not working. I am on a medication… Read more »

Question: I started with South African rands (ZAR). I used ZAR to purchase US$. Then I coverted the US$ to British pounds (GBP) and later I converted the GBP back… Read more »

Question: A man promised to offer financial support to his son-in-law so that he could study Torah for five years after marriage. Unfortunately the father’s financial situation deteriorated and he… Read more »

Question: When my wife and I took on the ol mitzvos, we naturally accepted, as part of that, the practice of maaser  kesofim, which we believed was at least a mitzva derabbonon. Recently,… Read more »

Question: Can the money I contribute to the building fund by standing order be considered part of my ma’aser? Answer: Technically, the money designated for the building fund cannot be subtracted… Read more »

Question: Can I donate money set aside for ma’aser kesafim to Kehillas Shivtei Yeshurun? Answer: Anyone (whether a member or not) can donate money towards the building of the KSY library… Read more »

Question: A few halachic questions on investments, specifically with regard to maaser: Is the interest on money (post-maaser) invested in the stock market subject to maaser as well? I believe that it… Read more »

Question: My company has the custom of giving staff members a gift before holidays—usually money. I usually put some extra money in the envelope for my personal assistant, and she… Read more »