Communal Works
Involve yourself in organizations that help build the local Jewish community.
A Loan For Charity
Giving charity is one of the best known precepts of “religious” life. Making loans, however, is not. The Torah instructs (Deuteronomy 15:7-8) that if there is a needy person within your…
Planning for Charity
Set aside a small percentage of your pay check to dedicate to charity.
Charity Defense
Giving charity generously is one of the foundations for building peace.
Set Aside Funds for Charity
Judaism encourages giving a tenth of one’s income (after taxes) to charitable causes.
Winter Charity
With the temperature dropping, donate some of your unwanted warm clothes or blankets to those in need.
Little Acts of Charity
Choose a local organization and commit yourself to supporting it on a regular basis.
Re’eh 5774-2014
“Giving Charity Kindly and Generously” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Re’eh, we find particular emphasis on performing acts of kindness, generosity and…
Bechukotai,Weekly Message,Behar
Behar-Bechukotai 5769-2009
"Impoverishment: In those Days, in these Times" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Until the recent financial meltdown, it was difficult to conceive of impoverishment, especially in the Jewish…