[Avodah] Hilchos BINGO

[Rich, Joel]

Simon Montagu wrote:
 
> What is more, I find the fact that it raises more money worrying in 
> itself. What does it say about us that we give more tzedaka when we 
> have an expectation of getting something out of it?

That we're human and respond to incentives.   We prefer to bring
korbanot shlamim rather than olot.


-- 
Zev Sero                     
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But is that our aspirational goal, realizing that aiui one "reduces"
their schar in this manner.(e.g.Hanina's wife induced him to collect
from heaven an advance portion of his future lot. Hanina complied with
her request, and, in answer to his prayer, a golden table-leg was
miraculously sent him. Husband and wife were happy; but that night the
wife had a vision of heaven in which she saw the saints feasting at
three-legged tables while her husband's table had only two legs. She
awoke full of regret at the importunity which had deprived his table of
a leg, and insisted that he pray for the withdrawal of the treasure.
This he did, and the golden leg disappeared. Of this miracle the Talmud
says: "It was greater than the former, since heaven gives, but never
takes" (Ta'anit, 24b et seq.).)

KT
Joel Rich
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