CLD #735

Rav Ovadia Yosef shlit’a has a daily email of Divrei Torah. I still saved an email from last year’s Sefirat HaOmer (the 50 days after the 2^nd day of Pesah) which is relevant to our times. Hazal teach us that in the days of the Mashiah (with what is going on in the world, in Israel, in our local communities and even in our personal lives we must say its all related to the incredibly close time of the Mashiah) the only Mitzvah that will stand for each and every individual is the Mitzvah of Tzedakah (giving donations/charity).

Therefore, this Devar Torah in the name of Rav Ovadia is perfect for our generation, the generation of Mashiah (Be’ezrat Hashem let’s hope it’s really the time). It is written in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) Perek Mishnah (3:8) “Rabbi Elazar of Bartota would say ‘Give him what is his, for you, and whatever is yours, are his.’ As David says “For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we give to You.” The simple meaning of the beginning of this Mishnah (the Mishnah continues with more words of wisdom) is that everything in one’s pocket is from Hashem Yitbarach and this is why the Tannah (Sage) says to give to Hashem from what is yours for what is yours is really His. This is another direct teaching of giving Tzedakah and its importance. This Mishnah is teaching us that a person that has been blessed from Shamayim (the Heavens) with financial success is a messenger of transferring money from Hashem’s bank account to poor peoples’ bank accounts.

There is a Halacha (Jewish law) from the Shulhan Aruch (Jewish Code of Law) that teaches: if a father left in his well all his belongings and inheritance only for one of his sons, we act as if the son who inherited all the belongings is only but the holder of all the money and NOT the sole inheritor. We state that the father’s intentions was to have all his sons inherit his belongings and should be shared equally. From this we learn that when Hashem “passes over His belongings” to an individual and provides him with cash money, this single person is not considered the sole owner of this money and is obligated to donate a portion to poor people to feed them and provide support for their lives.

 Be’ezrat Hashem we should realize that giving Tzedaka does more good for the individual giving then the individual receiving because it is obvious that the amount of reward in Shamayim (the Heavens) is much greater for the giver. May Hashem bless us that we should always be the givers in life and never the poor receiving.

Judaism=Think.

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