Tzedakah Pushka

The Rebbe’s mitzvah campaign of Tzedaka places great emphasis on everyone having a pushka (charity box), and ensuring it’s prominently displayed. This class endeavors to crystalize why this is so important in reclaiming a lost Jewish art.

Now, on orders from the Big Boss, Heaven Disincorporated offers you the opportunity to partner in this cosmic venture of giving life. For every penny you give to sustain a life in your microworld, Heaven Disincorporated pledges to zap your macroworld with...

Tzedakah is more than a Charitable act. It is sharing with others what G-d in His kindness has given us.

Giving charity is the quickest, simplest way to have an impact on the world. Most people think tzedakah is the Hebrew word for charity, but there’s a big difference. Learn what Judaism says about tzedakah.

Watch an art video showing how to make a beautiful painting of a Tzedakah pushke (charity box).

Tracing the history and possible usage of the 'Bodleian bowl', discovered in a moat in Norfolk, east England in 1696. Examining the meaning of its Hebrew inscription and its connection to the famed Tosafist Rabbi Yechiel of Paris and his son Yosef.

Install a charity box at your bank, and place my dollar inside it. May G-d Almighty bless you to have many other banks imitate your bank’s charity box and observance of Shabbos.”

I am very happy to hear about your pledge of one million dollars to the Jewish school. May G-d bless you that next time you will pledge twice as much, and G-d will provide for you five times more.

On Shabbos, Erev Rosh Chodesh, the Rebbe announced a new campaign for every Jewish child to have a charity box in their bedroom. The next day, the Rebbe gives out nickels to the children to put into their new charity boxes.

We live in a time when many Jews – due to no fault of their own – are not aware of Judaism. Therefore, a campaign was launched to ensure that every Jewish home should have a charity box. In this way, even a person uneducated in Judaism who encounters this...