If that is Jewish law, and if you are a proponent of it, then I don't understand why you have in the past argued against government programs to help the needy.
-Kevin On 5/9/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I said 2k I was referring to Jews whom created charity. > > http://www.sichosinenglish.org/essays/08.htm > The tradition of Jewish charity dates back to their earliest origins, > to Abraham, the first Jew: "For I love him [Abraham] because he > commands his children and household after him that they shall keep the > way of G-d to do charity and justice..." (Genesis 18:19). > > Besides the many commandments in the Torah instructing us to love our > fellow man and be kind to the poor in specific ways, there is also an > explicit commandment to "open your hand" to the poor, to give or loan > them whatever they need to keep them from poverty (Deuteronomy > 14:7-11). Jewish law requires us to give at least a tenth of our > income (profit) to charity, and recommends giving a fifth as most > praiseworthy. > > As for the rest of your rant... > Sounds like your saying "nobody can do charity right so fuck-em. let > the needy suffer" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156857 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
