[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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