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Be not slow to visit the sick!
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Never call a halt to your visiting of the sick!
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Good deeds are done by good people.
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Let no man spill the water of his cistern while others need it!
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The greatest good you can do for another
is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
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The giving of charity, which brings sustenance to a
needy individual, is a life-sustaining act - one that
effectively allows us to imitate G-d, 'the animator of
the living,' and provides each person with the noblest
direction in life - to 'walk in His ways.'
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Let not your hand be open wide to take,
and clenched at a time of giving back!
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He who refuses a suppliant the aid which he has the power to give, is accountable to justice.
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You shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your needy brother, but...lend him sufficient for his need.
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What you save from frivolity, add to your charity.
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To him who has the means and refuses the needy, the Holy One says: Bear in mind, fortune is a wheel!
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A community which has no synagogue and no shelter for the poor, must first provide for the poor.
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Every Jew must either give or take charity for Passover.
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Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.
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Who gives to the poor shall not lack.
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By benevolence man rises to a height where he meets God. Therefore do a good deed before you begin your prayers.
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Turn not away your face from any poor man, and the face of God will not turn away from you.
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If you have much, give much; if you have little, be not afraid to give according to that little; for you lay up a good treasure for yourself against the day of need.
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Charity is a magnet with more power to attract the divine influence than any other precept.
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As lightning springs out of its concealment in dark clouds to flash through the world, so the divine light, imbedded in matter, emerges through charitable deeds...Thus, through charity, a sort of divine revelation occurs in the soul.
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Charity and loving-kindness intercede greatly and promote peace between Israel and their Father in Heaven.
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Charity is as potent for atonement as the altar.
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Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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If you see a man giving liberally, it means his wealth will grow; if you see one who shuns charity, it means his wealth will dwindle.
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The door which does not open to the poor will open to the physician.