Tag Archives: tzedakah

Was it ever mine?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

The experience of giving isn’t an objective one:  our relation to the money we give and the attitudes we bring to bear directly impact our own experience and on our practice. So much collected teaching and wisdom about giving rests … Continue reading →

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Canned beans or bananas?

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

Every year, between the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, many Jewish congregants take home a brown paper bag to be filled with non-perishable food for people in need.  It helps fill food banks, and is emblematic … Continue reading →

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What would Maimonides think of Kiva?

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

(First blog Milestone reached: a blog post inspired by a reader’s comment. The next milestone will be when the same thing happens and I don’t know the reader personally). A blog reader of mine brought up Kiva in response to … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Maimonides’ 8 levels of Charity (tzedakah)

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Good timing. Just as I’ve started this blog I came across a description of charity (the Hebrew word tzedakah) by the 12th century Jewish scholar and physician Maimonides Maimonides wrote a code of Jewish law, the Mishnah Torah, based on … Continue reading →

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