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# The first year, one takes 1/10th of his principle. From then on, one takes 1/10th of the total of one's income minus one's living expenses. <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | # The first year, one takes 1/10th of his principle. From then on, one takes 1/10th of the total of one's income minus one's living expenses. <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | ||
# That was an average measure. The choicest Mitzvah is to give 1/5th of one's income <ref> | # That was an average measure. The choicest Mitzvah is to give 1/5th of one's income <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | ||
What to do with the Ma'aser money? | What to do with the Ma'aser money? | ||
# This money should go to the poor, not for some other purpose, e.g. giving candles to a shul <ref> | # This money should go to the poor, not for some other purpose, e.g. giving candles to a shul <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | ||
# If one had the opportunity to be a "בעל ברית" (?), help a poor bride and groom get married, and to buy Sefarim to learn and lend to others to learn--if he couldn't otherwise do those Mitzvos with his own money, without the Ma'aser money, he can use the Ma'aser money for these purposes. <ref> | # If one had the opportunity to be a "בעל ברית" (?), help a poor bride and groom get married, and to buy Sefarim to learn and lend to others to learn--if he couldn't otherwise do those Mitzvos with his own money, without the Ma'aser money, he can use the Ma'aser money for these purposes. <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | ||
# However, if one buys books with Ma'aser money, one must be careful to loan them to others unless one is using them (in which case one's use takes precedence). He should also be careful to write on them "from Ma'aser money", so that his children later don't take possession of them <ref> | # However, if one buys books with Ma'aser money, one must be careful to loan them to others unless one is using them (in which case one's use takes precedence). He should also be careful to write on them "from Ma'aser money", so that his children later don't take possession of them <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:4 </ref>. | ||
==Taking Tzedaka== | ==Taking Tzedaka== | ||
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# Someone who can't live without [[Tzedaka]]--e.g. an elderly person, sick person, or someone suffering--but is haughty and doesn't take, sins by not taking <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:16 </ref>. | # Someone who can't live without [[Tzedaka]]--e.g. an elderly person, sick person, or someone suffering--but is haughty and doesn't take, sins by not taking <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:16 </ref>. | ||
# A person who doesn't need to take charity and nonetheless deceives people and takes won't die before he genuinely becomes poor.<ref>Kitzur S"A 34:16</ref> | # A person who doesn't need to take charity and nonetheless deceives people and takes won't die before he genuinely becomes poor.<ref>Kitzur S"A 34:16</ref> | ||
==Tzedaka before Pesach== | |||
see [[=Month_of_Nissan#Maot_Chitim | Maot Chitim]] | |||
==Miscellaneous Statements about Tzedaka== | ==Miscellaneous Statements about Tzedaka== | ||
# [[Tzedaka]] is a trait that characterizes the descendants of Avrohom Avinu <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | # [[Tzedaka]] is a trait that characterizes the descendants of Avrohom Avinu <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | ||
# The Jewish religion isn't stable without charity <ref> | # The Jewish religion isn't stable without charity <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref> | ||
# The one who does [[Tzedaka]] <ref> In this instance, "[[tzedaka]]" refers to acts of kindness as well, because the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch described it as one who ''does'' [[Tzedaka]], not one who gives [[Tzedaka]] </ref> is better than all the Korbanos <ref> | # The one who does [[Tzedaka]] <ref> In this instance, "[[tzedaka]]" refers to acts of kindness as well, because the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch described it as one who ''does'' [[Tzedaka]], not one who gives [[Tzedaka]] </ref> is better than all the Korbanos <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | ||
# [[Israel]] will only be redeemed through [[Tzedaka]] <ref> | # [[Israel]] will only be redeemed through [[Tzedaka]] <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref> | ||
# No one ever becomes poor out of giving [[Tzedaka]], and no bad thing nor damage comes from [[Tzedaka]] <ref> | # No one ever becomes poor out of giving [[Tzedaka]], and no bad thing nor damage comes from [[Tzedaka]] <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref> | ||
# If one has mercy, Hashem will be merciful to him <ref> | # If one has mercy, Hashem will be merciful to him <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref> | ||
# Hashem is close to the poor, so one must be careful to hear their cries <ref> | # Hashem is close to the poor, so one must be careful to hear their cries <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | ||
# A person should think: just as he davens to Hashem for a Parnassa / livelihood, and Hashem gives to him, so too should a person listen to the poor <ref> | # A person should think: just as he davens to Hashem for a Parnassa / livelihood, and Hashem gives to him, so too should a person listen to the poor <ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | ||
# A person shouldn't say, "how can I diminish my money and give it to the poor", because he should know that the money doesn't belong to him, but is instead a a deposit from Hashem in order to do His will<ref> | # A person shouldn't say, "how can I diminish my money and give it to the poor", because he should know that the money doesn't belong to him, but is instead a a deposit from Hashem in order to do His will<ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref>. | ||
# [[Tzedaka]] pushes aside evil decrees and adds life.<ref> | # [[Tzedaka]] pushes aside evil decrees and adds life.<ref> Kitzur S"A 34:1 </ref> | ||
# One who convinces others to give is greater than the one who gives. <ref> | # One who convinces others to give is greater than the one who gives. <ref> 34:11 </ref>. | ||
# The reward for a [[Tzedaka]] collector is even greater; if the poor give him a hard time, he shouldn't be worried, for this increases his reward <ref> | # The reward for a [[Tzedaka]] collector is even greater; if the poor give him a hard time, he shouldn't be worried, for this increases his reward <ref> 34:11 </ref>. | ||
