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Charity
Ever wondered how you could change the world? This video reveals how giving charity is the ultimate way to change both ourselves and the world around us.
Through interviews with successful business-people, an in-depth look at ancient sources, and practical discussions of the laws, Rabbi Dan Roth inspires us to reach higher and give more.
What should my priorities be? Why did God create a world with unequal distribution? How do I factor in taxes and inflation? Can I use charity money to pay children's school fees? In an exclusive video interview, world renowned halachic authority, Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits offers relevant answers to these and many more common charity questions.
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- The Ultimate Investment 00:51:58
| Introduction | 5:52 | ||
| Throughout the ages | 13:39 | ||
| Living up to the test | 9:13 | ||
| Practical discussion of the laws | 9:18 | ||
| Maaser in the 21st century | 1:34 | ||
| Giving a fifth | 5:52 | ||
| Take the challenge | 5:90 |
- Frequently Asked Questions 01:16:04
| Who is giving whom? | 1:08 | ||
| Unequal distribution of wealth | 2:04 | ||
| Giving twice in proximity | 2:45 | ||
| Expired letters | 4:47 | ||
| Turning the poor away | 5:08 | ||
| Distraction from prayer | 2:28 | ||
| Influencing others | 1:46 | ||
| Bad loan | 2:00 | ||
| Sale of apartment | 0:56 | ||
| Thinking to give | 1:20 | ||
| Changing causes | 4:42 | ||
| Donating time | 1:19 | ||
| Debts | 1:58 | ||
| Corporation | 3:31 | ||
| Giving a fifth | 2:33 | ||
| But what about.... | 2:30 | ||
| Priorities | 1:35 | ||
| Weight of obligation | 1:50 | ||
| Accurate accounting | 2:26 | ||
| Uses of maaser money | 11:28 | ||
| Gaining from charity money | 2:34 | ||
| Inheritance | 2:43 | ||
| Israel vs. local | 1:52 | ||
| Supported children giving | 0:57 | ||
| All to one or one to all | 0:52 | ||
| Accounting period | 1:21 | ||
| Dividends | 1:30 | ||
| Pension | 0:59 | ||
| Local causes | 1:00 | ||
| Tax rebates | 0:53 | ||
| Maximum percentage | 1:27 | ||
| Non-Jewish causes | 1:42 |
- Demo of Teacher version 00:01:46
| A look at the software version | 1:46 |
Quizzes
Basic
This quiz is a basic review of parts 1-5 of the videos.
Advanced
This quiz is on a more advanced level.
Classroom Presentation
Making the Big Bucks
This presentation will allow you to give over parts 1 to 5 of the charity videos yourself. A great way to inspire your students about the importance of giving!
54 Slides | 6 Videos
Instructors Guide
Version 1.1
Download and print out this instructors guide to learn how to use the classroom presentation.
Lesson Plans
Charity - 1 Session
This lesson plan shows how to give the charity classroom presentation in one session.
Charity - 2 Sessions
This lesson plan shows how to give the charity classroom presentation in two sessions.
Public Comments & Discussion
I would like to know where is the obligation to give one-tenth to one-fifth of one’s money to charity dealt with in the Talmud?
And if it is not dealt with in the Talmud, why not?
Is it a mitsva, a halakha, or just a custom/tradition to tithe one’s money?
Hi Leonard. The idea of giving ma’aser is mentioned in the Talmud in Tractate Taanis 9a. The issue of the weight of the obligation (i.e. Torah obligation vs. Rabbinic obligation vs. custom) is dealt with at length by the halachic authorities and is covered briefly in one of our Charity FAQ videos: http://torahlive.com/videos/charity-the-ultimate-investment/220/section/weight-of-obligation/25/
Help a poor man build a better dream.
Where are you getting all of these from?
Teshuva tefillia and charity.
If you are walking along the street and find a penny or a nickel or luckily a dime don’t just store and spend it on a chocolate bar or gum but put it in a pushka and help to help someone.
Use money to give charity.
On my way back to dayhab I gave a poor man some money .
If you give charity you will get a long life in olam haba and a big mitzvah.
Put a penny into the charity box .
Give a little charity give some remember don’t be greedy give a little charity give some for the poor and needy.
We donate money to charity.
In Sodom and Gomorrah we’re not allowed to give charity to poor people.
Don’t be a stuck -up ☝ give charity.
Take from the rich to give to the poor.
If you give charity to poor people you will get olam haba.
Praiseworthy is he who looks after the poor; on a day of calamity the Lord will rescue him. באַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּ֣יל אֶל־דָּ֑ל בְּי֥וֹם רָ֜עָ֗ה יְמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ יְהֹוָֽה:
-David HaMelek Tehillim 41:2
“Treasures of wickedness will not avail, but charity will save from death.”- Shlomo HaMelek Proverbs 10:2
“Riches will not avail on the day of wrath, but charity will save from death.” -Shlomo HaMelek Proverbs 11:4
This has helped me give more maaser!
Can I get somebody to pay for my school and I pay for there’s even though it’s the same price
Hello
Giving charity is important, also if someone is having a hard time giving charity then they should realize that the more someone gives then the more they get. Because life is like a house, when you do good you make the house better. But if you do bad then you are breaking the house. So when you go to the next world and you did good your are going to so to speak get that good house. But if you do bad then you will get that bad house because at the end of the day everything is for now… Read more »
You should give charity because you should have emuna.