1. What exactly is Gemilut Khasadim? (Be specific). Gemilut Hasadim, means “the giving of loving-kindness,” it is a value in the daily lives of the followers of the Jewish faith. Gemilut Chasadim is a mitzvah that a person completes without the anticipation of receiving something in return. There is no measure of gemilut hasadim, which is why rabbinic teachers preach the importance of achieving it all the time. A few examples of gemilut hasadim are clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, burying the dead, and visiting the sick.The highest level of gemilut hasadim that one can achieve is attending a funeral service. This is because the dead have no future opportunity to repay this act of kindness. 2. How does Gemilut Khasadim relate to the Torah and Avodah? (Be specific). Gemilut Chasadim relates to the Torah and Avodah by living by it. To practice Gemilut Chasadim you live by the Torah. Then the Gemilut Chasadim relates to Avodah by …show more content…
In what ways is Gemilut Chasadim superior to Tzedakah? (Give at least two concrete examples).Gemilut Chasadim is superior to Tzedakah because Gemilut Chasadim is just doing good to the community no matter who or no matter what you do but as long as you do something good out of the kindness of your heart your are achieving Gemilut Chasadim. Where as Tzedakah is toward the poor usually or in events where you just donate money to people or charities. 8.Besides for giving money, how else may one give Tzedakah? (Give at least two concrete examples).For one to give Tzedakah besides giving money you can do stuff for the poor. You could work in a soup kitchen and give for to the poor. Also one can give Tzedakah by doing other stuff for the poor like building homes for the poor or going down and giving clothes to them. 9. The Talmud describes different levels of Tzedakah. The famous Jewish philosopher Maimonides organized these levels into a list from least meritorious to the most meritorious. Find this list and write them out in
Rambam’s “Obligations to the Poor” from the Mishneh Torah help us understand how we should interact with the people who are less fortunate than us. As Professor Isador Twersky has said, “Maimonides’ [treatment of tzedakah] illustrates the need for sensitivity, tact, and graciousness in the act of charity. The formal, objective act of giving charity is deficient and defective if it is not characterized by kindness and sympathy.” This directly relates to the chapter in the Mishnah that we have been studying in Rabbinic Literature.
Donating various goods and services can eventually aid the homeless with getting their lives back on
The Res Gestae was written by Augustus shortly before his death in 14 AD. It gives details about his life and many achievements as the first Roman emperor. The main purpose of the Res Gestae was for Augustus to preserve the memory of himself as a great emperor whose achievements transformed Rome into a great empire. The original was transcribed onto a pair of bronze pillars in Rome following his death but it didn’t survive. There is a copy that exists in Ankara, Turkey in front of a temple for Augustus.
Most people feel that they should help the needy in some way or another. The problem is how to help them. This problem generally arises when there is a person sitting on the side of the road in battered clothes with a cardboard sign asking for some form of help, almost always in the form of money. Yet something makes the giver uneasy. What will they do with this money? Do they need this money? Will it really help them? The truth of the matter is, it won't. However, there are things that can be done to help the needy. Giving money to a reliable foundation will help the helpless, something that transferring money from a pocket to a man's tin can will never do.
I’ve grown up in a country where ignoring the levels of poverty and the lack of justice is somehow impossible. Today poverty is one of the most complex issues the world is facing. I’ve been witness to hundreds of people that have been trying to improve the situations in Colombia. Most of those people are worldwide known and are international leaders, such as Shakira, Falcao, Alvaro Uribe. I’ve collaborated with the community who has a lack of resources in some occasions. Every year my family will donate clothes and some money to a foundation that will help people with needs. I helped with the cleaning of an old house that the school is planning on turning into a school for people with little resources in the region. Also last year I had the opportunity to go to a poor region outside of Antioquia. We were a group of girls lead by some nuns, and the purpose was to gather people from all town to spend the afternoons with us. We realized activities for people of all ages, it was an stupendous experience. I wish I could give more to the world and especially to the countries that are really being affected by poverty issues. Being able to share time and experiences with people from different social classes can really open your mind. I have no doubt about my country’s cultural wealth and the impro...
Thousands of books and essays about poverty, causes and possible fixes have been written for others to gain an understanding and pocket a little bit of knowledge so this can soon be fixed. There are millions of organizations in today’s world that beg for money, clothes, and food so they can be sent overseas to help a poor child in Uganda or Haiti. Helping nationwide is always a good thing to be a part of; however, there are many things that can be done in each person’s community, which is always a great place to start.
There has always been a predominant belief in my household that it is important to help others- whether it be volunteering at a food pantry or just keep an elderly neighbor company when no one else is around to do so. The main takeaway from this was that one couldn’t receive good in their life if they never gave any. I have been more eager to follow this through, not necessarily in the spirit of receiving some good in return, but because it gave me a good feeling to know that I was impacting someone’s life in a positive manner. I wanted to be able to foster this feeling and incorporate it into my everyday life, so I could carry that feeling with me wherever I go.
When applying it to our daily lives we see that we are more likely to deem a person ‘good’ or ‘generous’ if they spared their time to go and work with displaced people from war struck regions of the world out of compassion and the need to give back to the society, as oppose to those who go only because they feel it is their duty.
When people are in need you want to help them but you don’t know how. If you see a homeless person asking for money and food, buy the something to eat and when you give the the food give them some money while you're at it.
What does community service mean to you? What experiences, if any, have you had that have shaped your definition of service?
Giving to others through humanitarian projects is not only inclusive of providing monetary solutions for food. Philosophies and intention to reach specific goals are also associated with the needs of others. The Hunger Project is designed with the central goal of eradicating poverty. However, it is found that this is not done only by feeding the poor, but instead through empowerment initiatives that allow others to change their lives. When looking at the approach used to The Hunger Project, it can be seen that the ability to provide empowerment to others will assist in changing lives through donations. The impact which is made by making a donation creates an initiative not only through the power of changing lives of those in need. It also alters the socio political landscape and the global society at large. This impact is one which can redefine the overall functions in the globe, specifically by eradicating poverty.
“To whom much is given, much is expected.” This quote exemplifies my own personal philosophy on community service. Service is the greatest gift one can return to their community. When an individual takes their personal time and effort to help others in need, it helps progress not only the community they live in, but multiple communities ; ultimately promoting unity and teamwork. People gather together to work towards a common goal: building the people and organizations they are directly and indirectly affected by so that the next generation will be stronger than the previous one. Community service is but is not limited to monetary and material donations, housing reinforcement, neighborhood clean ups. It is as simple as holding a toy drive for
For instance, it was an extremely sunny day in Ghana, West Africa, and I had gone out to the well to fetch water. It was while carrying the bucket of water on my way back that I noticed my neighbor’s children fighting over the insufficient amount of food that they had to share. My family and I were not rich but from what I saw, I knew that we were better off than other people I knew. I carried the bucket of water inside the house and came back outside to call the two youngest children that were fighting over the last grain of food. I shared my food my food with them and though it was not sufficient for all, feeding the younger ones alone was better than not helping any one of them at all. There was only little that I could possibly do but by sharing, I had helped them in a great way, even if it was just for the time being.
When we look around, there are numerous voluntary service projects surrounding us. Even though it is voluntary, a lot of people are willing to do it. But why? It is widely accepted that service is good, we don’t have to question anything. Due to this, without any aversion, we have accepted the goodness of service and started practicing it quickly. I am convinced that a lot of people believe that service work is good for whoever does it and receives it. Why do people do service? If this question is asked to many people who are currently doing it, they would answer as if the service benefits them. It is more about what they get, not about God. We all know that even if something looks great for its appearance, if it does not glorify God, then the purpose of doing it becomes meaningless. C.S. Lewis talks about the true meaning of charity and how service truly should be done in his book, Mere Christianity. Also, we are able to get a true earthly perspective of what we perceive service as and why we are doing service through Adam Davis’ work, What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Service. Lewis discloses his thoughts on what is charity and how Christians should do service and Davis supports Mere Christianity by telling us the real reason why most people serve. However, the motivations are not the same which differs their way of reaching the argument. Both works of Lewis and Davis challenge us to think twice about what we think of service and charity and if we are rightly motivated.
It pays in self-worth and self-acceptance. No one knows how much they really have until they are called upon to give of themselves. Upon taking stock of oneself, a generous person will realize a greater self-worth, which results in the added benefit of a greater self-acceptance. To get more, we must be worth more and accept more. Generosity pays in that the more we are able to give, the more able we are to receive. As Jesus said, the measure by which we give is the same measure by which we receive. If we give by the cupful, we are able to receive by the cupful. Remember what the Psalmist realized: my cup runneth over. The cup of our giving is the cup of our acceptance; and it is always over-flowing. There is always more to give, and more to be received, but the measuring cup determines how much we are able to give and receive. Even though there is more available, we can only give and receive as much as we think we are worth: our measure of our self-worth. Generosity is an exercise in realizing that there is more. It leads to the realization that you have more to give, and that there is more where that came from. Generosity is like a good investment: it is appreciated, and it appreciates in