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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: Charity
Description: One of the foundational ideas of Judaism – and to a lesser expressed extent, other faiths – is the concept of charity. The Rebbe used to hand people dollar bills with instructions to give charity. The minimum amount is the the famed “10%,” While the sages made sure that common sense prevailed and limited the maximum to 20%.
In recent days, we have seen the world of charitable giving upended by the actions of GoFundMe and the Canadian trucker fiasco. Look, I have my own feelings about giving and especially giving to and through organizations that purport to be conduits of funding...