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The beneficiary is entitled to tzedaka according to his or her need; the donor is only obligated to give what he or she can afford.”

“The reward for charity (tzedakah) depends entirely upon the extent of the kindness (hesed) in it.”21 In the same vein, a modern rabbinic figure writes that “the essence of acts of hesed (lovingkindness) is the heart that is put into the deed.”22 Judaism is about what you do, why you do it, and how you do it. Jewish ethics ask for deeds of love

From earliest rabbinic times there were such institutions as the tamchui, or mobile kitchen, which distributed food daily to whoever applied,

Nevertheless, if when dealing with a gentile, the gentile makes an error in counting, weighing or measuring merchandise and is willing to purchase it for more than its value, it is not necessary to correct him and inform him of its true worth. Although this standard of righteousness is required when dealing with a Jew, it is not mandatory when

What is hessed? It is usually translated as ‘kindness’ but it also means ‘love’ – not love as emotion or passion, but love expressed as deed.

The beneficiary is entitled to tzedaka according to his or her need; the donor is only obligated to give what he or she can afford.”

is virtually the opposite of histapkus, when a person covets another person's possession and begrudges that other person's good fortune as if it's coming from the jealous person's allotment and own pocket. King Solomon warns here as well that, "The jealous person will never be content, even if you give him many gifts" (Proverbs 6:35).

Now, once a person makes a pledge to give a present to a poor person, by contrast, he is bound by it and it cannot be retracted. Seemingly, since giving the Levites tithes is a mitzvah like giving charity to the poor, such a promise should also be binding.

If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor. 8You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be. 9Be careful that you do not entertain a mean