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Rabbi Eli Mansour

Torah Lecture

318 Perpetual Charity - קביעות צדקה

Lectured by Rabbi Eli Mansour

Published
April 3, 2024
Duration
3:25
Lecture code
REM-PY-333

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And we are up to the entry called Keviut Tzedakah (fixed charity). If a person, let's say, makes a keviut (fixed arrangement)—he establishes that every month he's going to give an ani (the poor man) a certain amount of money. He decides he's going to give the guy a few hundred dollars a month, whatever it is, or every week he's going to give him a certain stipend.

There's good and there's bad in this. On one hand, the ani is secure now. He knows every week he's going to get certain money. He puts his mind at ease. He knows he has guaranteed money. He knows he has guaranteed money. He knows he has guaranteed money. That's a big favor to the ani, giving him peace of mind.

But sometimes it's not so good. Sometimes the giver can't give anymore. And since he was relying solely on this guy, sometimes the guy can't afford to give this money every week anymore. And now what happens? The guy doesn't have the money, but he's embarrassed, so he gives it anyway. And really, he's not giving it now wholeheartedly. And therefore, the ani, the poor man who's using the money, is really stealing, because when you take money from somebody who doesn't give it to you wholeheartedly, it's a form of theft.

So therefore, it's a catch-22. On one hand, it's a good item because the guy relies. But if the guy relies and gets embarrassed, he's giving it under duress or embarrassment, so it's no good. The other part is, it means that this ani isn't so good, and if you're under his control, what happens? Sometimes the ani falls on good times now, but since he gets used to receiving from this guy, it's hard to take him off the list anymore.

And therefore, now the rich man is giving this guy money every week. Meanwhile, he really wants to give the money to someone who's more worthy, but because, again, he's committed. So therefore, the guy says, "No, no, no. You give me every week. I'm not letting you off." So now he's stuck. And the rich man—he's clenching his teeth to give this money now. He's clenching his teeth to give this money now. He's clenching his teeth to give this money now. He's clenching his teeth to give this money now.

Therefore, the best idea is, don't put anybody on a salary, which is a lot of money. Do it a little amount, so it doesn't hurt no matter what happens. But eventually you're gone, and also the rich man is giving to everyone. Not only that, but he saved himself enough money to give to everybody else that asks.

According to an unclear statement, according to the name he gave him in that chapter. Well, an unclear statement about one and two. Well, he—how can I say? I can't say one by one.