>>108246945>>108247008Like in every other aspect of life, the Jews thought all this through a long fucking time ago.
In descending order of best to worst:
-Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giving a grant to a person in need; finding a job for a person in need, so long as that loan, grant, partnership, or job results in the person no longer living by relying upon others.
-Giving tzedakah anonymously to an unknown recipient via a person (or public fund) which is trustworthy, wise, and can perform acts of tzedakah with your money in a most impeccable fashion.
-Giving tzedakah anonymously to a known recipient.
-Giving tzedakah publicly to an unknown recipient.
-Giving tzedakah before being asked.
-Giving adequately after being asked.
-Giving willingly, but inadequately.
-Giving unwillingly
