tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post7027712368550886783..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Planning Your Tzedakah/Charity for the 2011 Tax YearKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73255829243772720872013-09-23T12:25:35.624-04:002013-09-23T12:25:35.624-04:00Its a tricky issue. Although the needy are requir...Its a tricky issue. Although the needy are required to pay tsedakah with the tsedakah they receive, they also are not required to pay that money back, or to add interest on top of that. The law also says "A debtor who has insufficient means to pay back his debts should not donate more than one third of a shekel (per year) to charity until he completed the repayment of his debts." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-24838277281571388532011-01-04T15:06:32.746-05:002011-01-04T15:06:32.746-05:00Anonymous -
If you have two pennies, you can affo...Anonymous -<br /><br />If you have two pennies, you can afford tzedkah, because you have one penny to give. Maybe you can't give a lot, but you can give something, even if it's just clothes too small for your kids that you give to a charity, or herbs or vegetables you grow that you give to a soup kitchen.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-47187133041509806242011-01-04T12:05:09.624-05:002011-01-04T12:05:09.624-05:00My company allows direct payroll deposit into seve...My company allows direct payroll deposit into several different bank accounts. I have 10% of my (net) salary going into a separate bank account. That is my tzedakah fund. That way the money is separate from the beginning. Before I did this I would get to the end of the month and have to choose whether I would save some money, pay a bill, or give to tzedakah. Somehow the last would lose out Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-78647213655603911182011-01-03T22:44:22.076-05:002011-01-03T22:44:22.076-05:00The best of luck to you! I just heard a joke this ...The best of luck to you! I just heard a joke this week that orthodox birth control is known as dayschool tuition!<br /><br />Being serious, whenever I meet people who are trying to stretch their dollar, I always suggest the Simple Dollar (www.thesimpledollar.com)! It's the first blog I followed, and I've been following it for years now. Trent is very creative and practical, while focusingCrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-81826001023440510262011-01-03T14:33:46.190-05:002011-01-03T14:33:46.190-05:00converts like you are usually very brave and stead...converts like you are usually very brave and steadfast in your pursuits...so congrats on that, because, after paying for Hebrew school for the past 6 years, I'm beginning to feel sad that I can no longer afford tzedakah, as the schools have pushed beyond our 10% income, and a kosher life is much higher than our 90% remaining income. So good for you, that you're still holding your head up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com