tzedakah
Purim cards/Sefer Torah
A friend of mine is involved with the following project, which seems to be a worthy cause. Check it out for yourself. Friends and family around the world? Here is an easy and meaningful way to send them Purim cards in lieu of Shalach manos, with the click of a few buttons and benefit the…
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Sincere thanks to those who have donated already. Anyone who wishes to donate and needs a tax-deductible receipt, please contact me at arigoldwag@gmail.com and I will tell you what can be done. Thanks so much.
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It is not my way to overtly ask for tzedakah, however, the case I am about to present is one that I know intimately, and involves very close friends of mine. I am changing all names and any identifying information for the sake of the family’s privacy. About four years ago, Mrs. Goldberg called me…
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Guest post by Daniel Based on my best calculations, I gave very close to, or just over, $25 in tzedakah throughout Purim this year. I was makpid to the best of my ability to always give something to anyone that asked me. Upon arriving back at my house, there was a letter waiting for me,…
Read MoreGetting the message
I just heard the following story from my rav. A wealthy man came to a certain gadol last week. He told the gadol that he had recently lost thirty million dollars. The wealthy man asked for a bracha for his parnasah. Asked the gadol, “Do you have bread on your table?” “Yes, baruch Hashem, we…
Read MoreGiving beats everything
I recently heard a from a friend of mine that Rav Shach had said that right before Moshiach comes, the only ones who will be giving tzedakah will be the bnei Torah, and they will receive all the reward of the world as no one else is giving. As a continuation of the post “Give…
Read MoreGive it or lose it
In my Daily Dvar, today’s reading in Ahavas Chesed brought a very poignant Gemara in Bava Basra (10a). There it says that just like one’s income is determined on Rosh Hashana, similarly the expenditures (or losses) one will encounter are determined on Rosh Hashana. If the person merits, they can be ‘lost’ by being given…
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People everywhere are desperately searching for the right place to put their money. Nothing seems safe. I would like to share with you the secret investment that is one hundred percent guaranteed. A good friend of mine is involved in collecting for the Kollels of Rav Ahron Leib Shteinman, one of the great gedolei hador.…
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