ASK THE RABBI: May Jews accept charity from Evangelical Christians?

The money, which helps overcome major gaps in the welfare system, is channeled through Israeli organizations, and there is no evidence of missionizing stemming from this philanthropy.

The Talmud does allow accepting charity privately, and accepting charity from non-Jewish rulers if rejecting that money would cause great insult.

The Talmud does allow accepting charity privately, and accepting charity from non-Jewish rulers if rejecting that money would cause great insult.

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BySHLOMO BRODY

JULY 31, 2014 13:59