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Re’ah: Give Wisely

We are instructed in this weeks Parsha to give to the poor ????? ?????????? ??????? ???????? ????, enough to fill his needs, which he is lacking. But why does the Torah use such repetitive language?

The Ksav Sofer sees this as the source for a well-known principle: the highest form of charity is giving a person the ability to stand up on his own. By helping the poor attain the investments or skills that they need to become self-sufficient, you will have helped them not only with ????, their current needs, but also with ??? ???? ??, what they will need in the future.

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