237. Uncharity - Daily Dose of Wisdom

Do not give charity.

Giving charity means being nice and giving away your money. But who says it is your money to begin with?

It is money put in your trust, to be disbursed for good things and for others when they will need it.

Change your attitude. Instead of doing what is nice, do what is right. Put the money where it belongs.

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Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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August 23, 2011

Re: Please explains

The Hebrew word commonly translated as charity actually means righteousness, "doing what is right." A better translation into English is "social justice."

So the Rebbe is not telling you here not to give to others. He is telling you to take an attitude to it: Don't do it with the sense of "being nice." Do with the sense of "doing what is right."

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

August 23, 2011

uncharity

please explain

Anonymous
antwerp, belgium

August 22, 2011

Uncharity

Being Vietnamese from poverty, famine, disease background, I come to know Charity. I understand in English charity means love. Yes, there is charity I stood in a line as a child to drink milk to be sure we had good nutrition for the day. When man helps man for the glory of G-d actually in other words for the fear of G-d, I have no problem at all. But you are right- I shudder "to be nice".

Anonymous
Forest Hills, NY

August 21, 2011

Charity

Hi rabbi, may you explain more thoroughly in regard with charity and what is the right thing to do. I don't want to assume based on my own perception of right and wrong. Please teach me.

Anonymous
Penang, Malaysia

August 21, 2011

uncharity

God bless you. The real translation of Tzedaka as charity, is RIGHT-NESS as in tzadik. You are so brave to reveal this.
Please use the funds forwarded to you to continue your revalations. Perhaps T'fillah meaning revalation could follow.
Shevuah tov,

Chanoch Brown
Miami Beach, FL

August 21, 2011

Uncharity

What do you mean? I always give money to charity..it is a mitzvah to help people in need.

ziva
Potomac, MD