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The truth about charity.

The helping hand needs to help not enable. 8 levels of giving. Work your way to the top. Let’s be the change agents for Tikkun Olam.

Tzedakah: It literally means Righteousness and or Justice. But those that practice Judaism, they probably understand it to mean “charity”. And when we understand what righteousness and justice are, charity is a good fit.

So we don’t walk down another path, in short, to do righteousness, is to do right things or be in right standings. When we do the right things, it often, is linked with helping those around you.

A man nicknamed Rambam, was and is one of the most looked to wisdom teachers of ancient literature. He devoted his life to learning this wisdom totally. He gives us a “structure” of “charity” we can do and how they might rank. The ranking system is based on how much shame is invoked.

For instance, if you were to hand $10 to someone needing it, that would be the 3rd lowest rank of giving. It invokes shame on the one receiving, (Acts 20:35 In everything I have given you an example of how, by working hard like this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Yeshua himself, ‘There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.) due to them not being able to take care of their family or themselves. The ancient Hebrew understanding of shame is equal to murder.

NOTE: It is still good, to give in that manner, but there are better ways to provide help. Rambam came up with 8 levels. The one of the lowest I just mentioned.

Here are the levels of giving:

1. Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giving a grant to a person in need; finding a job for a person in need; so long as that loan, grant, partnership, or job results in the person no longer living by relying upon others.
2. Giving tzedakah anonymously to an unknown recipient via a person (or public fund) which is trustworthy, wise, and can perform acts of tzedakah with your money in a most impeccable fashion.
3.Giving tzedakah anonymously to a known recipient.
4. Giving tzedakah publicly to an unknown recipient.
5. Giving tzedakah before being asked.
6. Giving adequately after being asked.
7. Giving willingly, but inadequately.
8.Giving "in sadness" (giving out of pity): It is thought that Maimonides was referring to giving because of the sad feelings one might have in seeing people in need (as opposed to giving because it is a religious obligation). Other translations say "Giving unwillingly."

The highest/greatest is, (which invokes the least of shame) giving individuals the chance and ability to go into business for themselves. It’s the old proverb “give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he can feed his family.” But this greatest level of Tzedakah takes it a bit further, we are to teach them how to use a boat with a net!

Now they can impact the community and change the world. Change the world? Isn’t that taking it a bit far? Not really. When you help someone in dire need, you changed their world. Tikkun Olam.

Today start up the ladder of Tzedakah. Find a way to help others out of the whole they’re in. If you think giving money to someone will turn into drugs, alcohol, or some other issue, give them a educational book (I’ve got a free one The Stout Truth), food and some of your time to talk about the book. Let’s Repair the World with our good deeds. Tikkun Olam.

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