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Jewish Perspectives on Lending and Debt Relief
From the American Jewish World Service Education Module on, "Addressing Global Poverty: International Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade Justice"
Koach Lunch and Learn: Communal Responsibility 9/12/2009
On Jews Giving Tzedakah to non-Jews, Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses
Responding to Disaster: Earthquake in Haiti (1/12/10)
This source sheet explores Jewish responses to disaster. It uses modern and ancient texts to encourage taking action to respond to the January, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. This source sheet could be tailored to a discussion around a different disaster, as well.
Responsibility 101
Obligations that go beyond just helping those in need.
Sources on Tzedakah: An Introduction
To Whom Are We Obligated?
How do we choose to give tzedakah? How much? To whom? How often? For what purpose?
Top Ten List of Best Economic Justice Jewish Texts (AJWS)
Tzedakah Priorities
How do we choose to give tzedakah? How much? To whom? How often? For what purpose?
Tzedakah Priorities (Limmud 2010)
Balancing priorities: to whom do we give tzedakah?
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