Tzedakah/Charity Archives - Page 9 of 14

"If you have no means to give to the poor, comfort him with kind words! " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"There is no worse death than death by hunger.," ~~ Mekhilta

"If the rich could be redeemed from death by charity, every pauper would be a millionaire." ~~ Wallach

"The miser pays double in the end." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Every Jew must either give or take charity for Passover." ~~ Shalom Aleichem

"The best charity is good will." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"Two things will never mix: a good heart and stinginess." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Turn not away your face from any poor man, and the face of God will not turn away from you." ~~ Apocrypha: Tobit

"To him that is eager to give, the Lord provides the means. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"Let your home be wide open and the needy be members of your household. " ~~ Avot 1:5

"The door which does not open to the poor will open to the physician." ~~ Levi, Pesikta Rabbati

"Do not bar your door to borrowers!" ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra