Tzedakah/Charity

"If you do a man a favor, do not regard it as a debt he must repay!" ~~ Mishle Shua'lim

Filed under: Manners, Mishle Shua'lim, Tzedakah/Charity, Wisdom

"If you have no means to give to the poor, comfort him with kind words! " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

Filed under: Leviticus, Tzedakah/Charity

"Let us supply the man in need also with that about which he is silent." ~~ Philo

Filed under: Philo, Tzedakah/Charity

"A community which has no synagogue and no shelter for the poor, must first provide for the poor. " ~~ Sefer Hasidim

Filed under: Government, Sefer Hasidim, Tzedakah/Charity

"Always help the persecuted." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

Filed under: Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, Tzedakah/Charity

"Better is he who gives little to charity---from money honestly earned, than he who gives much---from money acquired by fraud." ~~ Midrash, Kohelet R.

Filed under: Business and Money, Midrash, Tzedakah/Charity

"Charity is a magnet with more power to attract the divine influence than any other precept." ~~ Shneor Zalman

Filed under: Shneor Zalman, Tzedakah/Charity

"Charity demands the utmost care and diligence, for it may save a life." ~~ Jacob b. Asher

Filed under: Jacob b. Asher, Tzedakah/Charity

"Deeds of kindness weigh as much as all the commandments." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Peah 1:1

Filed under: Justice and Law, Peah, Tzedakah/Charity

"A truly generous man is he that always gives, whether it be much or little, before he is asked." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim

Filed under: Orchot Tsadikim, Tzedakah/Charity

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