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Category: Charity
Rebranding Tzedakah: From Charity to Sacred Spending
What if we rebranded tzedakah from our more modern conception of charity and giving to a rabbinic-inspired sacred spending?
Rabbi Daniel Nevins
February 20, 2025
Charity
Every Day
The History of Tzedakah
The degree to which a person was obligated to contribute to the poor became the mark of membership in a community.
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D.
,
The Observant Life (Book)
May 24, 2023
Charity
Every Day
Ethical Fundraising: A Jewish Perspective
Are bingo and more serious forms of gambling allowed to raise funds for synagogues and other Jewish institutions?
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D.
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 24, 2023
Charity
Ethical Fundraising