Top 8 Ways Of Giving (to The Less Fortunate)
If you think about it, there are hundreds upon hundreds of methods by which a person can give charity (Tzedakah). There are food packing assembly lines, fundraisers, thousands of charity organizations, collections for hospitals, people begging for money on almost every city corner, and even small Tzedakah boxes on store counters where you can give just a penny if you’re so inclined. It can feel as though the opportunities to give are endless! But how do we ever know if what we're doing is enough or if we’re maximizing our giving? Way back in the 12th Century, Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, more commonly known as Rambam, or Maimonides, organized the many different types of charity into eight levels ranging from adequate to ideal (as he saw it):
