[Avodah] Can I not give to a tzedakah collector if he smokes?
David Riceman
driceman at att.net
Tue May 19 06:30:24 PDT 2009
Jay F Shachter wrote:
> This is all true, and in accordance with the words of our Sages, but
> it is not, in my opinion, the whole truth. I am inclined to believe
> that the economic class of the giver, not just the economic class of
> the recipient, defines what is and what is not tzedaqa. More broadly,
> the condition of the giver, as well as the condition of the receiver,
> jointly determine whether something is tzedaqa.
Do you have evidence supporting this inclination towards this belief?
David Riceman
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