Monday, August 20, 2018

halacha - How can tzedakah to the needy of Israel be justified?


In the Yad, the Rambam gives a set of priorities about tzedakah that could be summarized "near before far" except for the #1 priority of ransoming the captive. (Matenot Aniyim, 10.5)


How does giving tzedakah for the poor in the land of Israel fit into this? Are there texts that support giving tzedakah to the poor in the land of Israel? (I know there must be such texts, I just haven't been able to find them.)




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