CHARITY JEWISH STYLE
Rob Eshman, the Editor in Chief at the Jewish Journal wrote a story in the July 27th 2007 edition about the Jewish notions of PHILANTHROPY.
I would like to share his list here which he called "abbreviated."
LEVELS
8) One gives donations grudgingly.
7) One gives less than he should, but does so cheerfully.
6) One gives directly to the poor upon being asked.
5) One gives directly to the poor without being asked.
4) The recipient is aware of the donor's identity but the donor does not know the identity of the recipient.
3) The donor is aware of the recipient's identity, but the recipient is unaware of the source.
2) The donor and recipient are unknown to each other.
1) The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignities manner, by extending a suitable loan or by helping them find employment or establish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become dependent on others....
(We thank a reader for forwarding this to us!)
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