"He who closes his ear against the cry of the poor will himself one day call and not be heard." ~~ [based on] Proverbs (Mishle)
"To him who has the means and refuses the needy, the Holy One says: Bear in mind, fortune is a wheel!" ~~ Nachman
"Who has two meals may accept nothing from a charity kitchen." ~~ Peah 8:7
"Jerusalem will only be redeemed through [the merit of giving] charity. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 139a
"A community which has no synagogue and no shelter for the poor, must first provide for the poor. " ~~ Sefer Hasidim
"Shutting one’s eye from charity is like worshipping idols. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi , Peah
"Charity removes the stain of sin." ~~ Shneor Zalman
"Never refuse to lend books to a man who has not the money to buy them for himself- – -if you are sure he will return them!" ~~ Yehuda Ben Tibbon
"To promote peace, we support the poor of the heathen, visit their sick and bury their dead, along with the poor, the sick, and the dead of Israel." ~~ Talmud: Gittin
"Charity equals all the other commandments. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Happy is the man whose deeds are greater than his learning." ~~ Midrash Eliyahu R.
"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
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