Charity

Now, on orders from the Big Boss, Heaven Disincorporated offers you the opportunity to partner in this cosmic venture of giving life. For every penny you give to sustain a life in your microworld, Heaven Disincorporated pledges to zap your macroworld with...

Tests revealed that participants were wrong about the impact of money on happiness. A significant majority thought that personal spending would make them happier than pro-social spending...

Give a coin to a pauper, although you do not owe him anything. G-d will reciprocate in kind, granting you abundant blessings, although He owes you nothing. Adapted from a letter of the Rebbe, of righteous memory.Vol. 29, p. 11.

It turns out that the "six financial milestones before thirty" aren't only financial, and aren't only for thirty-year-olds. But these milestones are six wise principles for leading spiritually meaningful, successful—and enriching—lives.

This "fairy" is a master tzeddakah-giver, and encourages others to give, too.

Artist’s Statement: The mitzvah and kindness of a young girl giving tzedakah (charity) to a needy man transforms an otherwise dark street scene into a bright place, signified by the glow between the two figures creating a strong connection.

Artist’s Statement: This is one of six windows I created for a Chabad center in New Jersey, based on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s mitzvah campaigns.

G‑d orchestrated this complex production over the course of decades, centuries and even millennia. Each part of the many chains merged seamlessly with the others finally coalescing on that momentous occasion that brought the poor man to your door...

In a post I wrote last Friday, I promised to give a spiritual spin on the economic stimulus package recently passed by the Congress. Before I get to that, though, I want to respond to some of the comments that came in on that post. Here are two of them: "...