Giving Often

Giving affects not only the one you give to, but also you, the giver.

Each act of giving opens your heart and soul a little wider, letting in more divine light and blessings. Life becomes rich with meaning and joy.

That is why it’s not just a matter of how much you give, but how often.

Keep a small charity box attached to the wall in a conspicuous place, and place a few coins in it every weekday. Keep one in your home and one in your place of work. Make giving a part of your daily routine.

(Don’t carry cash? Make a daily contribution to any of your favorite charities each day through your smartphone.)

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Chaya Manchester September 6, 2020

I do make financial contributions to charities and have a pushkie but I feel that I have received more when I volunteer. It takes more time and effort to volunteer than give money . Reply

Anonymous December 25, 2018

Great idea Karin. Incentive. I have a pushkeh
too. I call it a change jar. Reply

Karin Kruger Oklahoma City, OK/USA December 26, 2018

in response to Anonymous:

You're welcome. I also have a change jar, but it not designated for charity ... an easy way to save! Another incentive. :-) Those coins do add up into nice amounts in a fairly short time. (I learned that when I was on disability for 7 months - all I could afford to save was pennies; when I returned to work, I had $80:00 in my change jar.) Reply

Karin Kruger Oklahoma City, OK/USA August 22, 2013

Not only do I have a pushkeh in my home (office is not applicable for a retired person), but I also have one in my car! With the exception of the deepest part of the recession, I find coins and bills all the time on the ground. Right before Purim, I count them and then transfer those same coins to our Cemetery Maintenance Fund container.

I add the total of my two pushkehs and send that money to Chabad. org. After the cemetery container is full, I count the money it that container and send it to my shul, designated to the appropriate fund ... normally with some extra added.

This year has been extra fun ... several of my friends, Jewish or not, have asked why I'm picking up a coin; after hearing the reason, several have pulled all the loose change from the bottoms of their purses and have given them to me!

It is an incredible blessing to see how one tiny seed can blossom and grow. Reply

Brenda Toronto, Canada August 22, 2013

The intention of the giver The most important factor in the giving is not quantitative - how much or how often, but the purpose or intention of the giver: Do I give to gain a reward for my own benefit or do I give without expecting any payback?

Our goal is to reach equivalence of quality with G_d (Dvekut) The quality of unconditional giving and love. It takes effort to rise above our natural egoistic intentions - this is our work. Reply

patty israel February 17, 2008

giving often so true when i give zedaka i feel wonderful afterwards and when i give , something good happens to me or my family Reply

fernando Pinseque, Spain February 13, 2008

given often very good what you have writen from Netherland: "giving money is not as difficult as asking for it." very good. Reply

Anita Sprenger- van Ameijde Reormond, Netherland February 13, 2008

Given often It is a very good idea to keep some money apart for giving some one who really needs it.
My mother did it also when I was a little child, and now I also do it. But I mostly have it with me, because nearly every day when I go some were, There is a human-being who ask for it. Giving money is not as difficult as to ask for it because you are very poor. Reply

Anonymous Vienna, VA February 11, 2008

giving often Thank you,
its a great idea. Reply

fernando Pinseque, Spain February 10, 2008

giving often Thanks for the good idea about the boxes !! very useful !!! Reply

Mark Goodman February 10, 2008

Giving What can we say? You've told the simple exact truth about giving, and about why it is more blessed to give than to receive. Reply

Cantor Richard Wolberg Fall River, MASS February 10, 2008

Giving Often This is the whole idea of "v'yikchu li teruma". Why does it say "And take for me the teruma offering" as opposed to "Give". The answer is that when you give you are also taking (receiving). The only thing you can show in the World to Come are your receipts. Reply

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