Tzedakah: How Much to Give and to Whom?

Quiz

1 - A person who does not have enough for the basic needs of him and his family:

• Is completely exempt from the mitzvah
• Needs to borrow money in order to give
• Needs to give at least something if only a small amount

2 - Tzedakah money can be given :

• Only to the poor
• Even for a mitzvah like supporting a yeshiva or building a mikvah
• Even for one’s own mitzvah like buying tefillin

3 - Priority in giving is for:

• Friends
• People living in isolated communities
• Needy family members