articles on Charity and Lending Money
?Why does it say that charity is one of the three things that removes bad decrees
See here the rabbis answer
The Bankrupt Borrower
“I loaned someone money, and I did not hassle him for payment when he told me that things were tough"...
Charity to an elderly Arab at a bus stop
Can i give when I know that there are thousands of poor Jews who need that money too?
Wedding gifts
May I include wedding gifts as Hachnasat Kalah in my Tzedakah donations calculation?
Lessons on Charity and Lending Money
Maaser Kesafim
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 8 Shvat 5784
How Much of a Tzedaka Preference to Relatives?
I learned that one should prioritize giving tzedaka to relatives over others. I give a nice amount of tzedaka, almost exclusively out of the family (which also has a few poor people), which I feel is more altruistic. Can you explain this halacha and give some halachic guidelines?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tamuz 7 5782
Giving Ma’aser Years Later
Over the years, I have received cash gifts for birthdays, bar mitzva, etc. and never gave ma’aser kesafim (=mk) from them. I would like to do so now but do not remember the exact amounts I received. What should I do?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 21 5781
Accidentally Paying Back Early
the Citigroup “bank” mistakenly paid some $900 mil. to Revlon’s creditors before the loans were due. A few big creditors refused to return the money. A court ruled that since the creditors took the money (they were owed) in good faith, they need not return it. Would the halachic ruling be the same?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 7 5781
Change of Policy
Do we have to allow beggers from out of the city to come and collect donations in our city? r\Rav Neventzal answers with a story from the Gr"a.
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Shvat 4 5781
Is Rounding Up Ribbit?
I was told that the "Paybox" app that allows sending money enables payments only of full shekalim. So when my wife and many others use it to repay a friend who bought something at the grocery that has an agurot element, they must round the numbers. Is rounding up a problem of ribbit?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 21 5781
Backing Out of a Pledge to a Jewish School
May one to decide not to go through with his donation pledge to a Jewish school? If so, must he take steps such as hatarat nedarim?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 18 5780
