“It seems to me that one cannot use ma’aser money (one’s obligatory tithe, or assigned funds, for tzedakah) as a gift for the poor on Purim. A rabbinic enactment, such as ma’aser, is a binding obligation, and so the ‘giver’ would be paying a debt from ma’aser that does not belong to him. He has … More »
NiSh’ma - A Jewish Lens on Taxes
March 2, 2013