"To eat and drink on a festival in the company of your family without providing for the poor and distressed, is not “the joy of the commandment” but the joy of your stomach. It is a disgrace." ~~ Maimonides
"As lightning springs out of its concealment in dark clouds to flash through the world, so the divine light, imbedded in matter, emerges through charitable deeds…Thus, through charity, a sort of divine revelation occurs in the soul." ~~ Shneor Zalman
"If you have no means to give to the poor, comfort him with kind words! " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
"There is no worse death than death by hunger.," ~~ Mekhilta
"The miser pays double in the end." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"Every Jew must either give or take charity for Passover." ~~ Shalom Aleichem
"The best charity is good will." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"Turn not away your face from any poor man, and the face of God will not turn away from you." ~~ Apocrypha: Tobit
"To him that is eager to give, the Lord provides the means. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Let your home be wide open and the needy be members of your household. " ~~ Avot 1:5
"It is better not to give alms than to give it in public, with embarrassment for the recipient. " ~~ Talmud, Hagiga
"If you see a man giving liberally, it means his wealth will grow; if you see one who shuns charity, it means his wealth will dwindle. " ~~ Midrash Mishle
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