Yes, it is especially hard to set boundaries for people who are really in need. But you're right, you are not obliged to do more. According to Jewish law you are not *allowed* to gave more than a fifth of your property in charity. This is to prevent people from going to the opposite extreme of giving and forgetting that they and their families have to exist, too. (There is also a hierarchy in who to give charity to: family first, the people in your city second, and people outside your city third.)
As I understand it this is kind of different from the Christian ideal, though. Am I correct?
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Date: 16 Aug 2012 03:37 pm (UTC)As I understand it this is kind of different from the Christian ideal, though. Am I correct?
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