"You shall not close your hand against your needy kinsman. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 15:7
"Charity is a magnet with more power to attract the divine influence than any other precept." ~~ Shneor Zalman
"Good deeds bring a man immortality." ~~ The Sassovor Rabbi
"By three things is the world sustained: the Law, the Temple service and deeds of loving kindness." ~~ Avot 1:2
"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
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