I am trying to know exactly who to pay my Tithes to. Please tell me what is the command and/or law. Whom should I pay it to.
1. How do Jews pay they Tithes.
2. What does Offerings go to?
Please provide scripture along with answers. Thank you
2007-09-21 10:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by Key Key 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We don't pay tithes; we each give to whatever institutions and/or charities we choose. Many give to various charitable funds that are handled through our individual synagogues, but it's entirely up to the individual. There aren't any scriptures that deal with it as far as how much to give or who to give it to; we simply let our beliefs about doing good and helping others guide us.
Many of us also hold a membership in our synagogues; this money is usually a couple of percent of our income, but it's decided by the individual congregation. The money goes for the everyday upkeep of the building, grounds, staff salaries, bills, etc. That part is simply practical; you can't run a building on good thoughts, unfortuantely :-)
2007-09-21 10:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No- the Kohanim no longer serve in the temple and are not supported by the rest of the nation. A shul (synagogue) is NOT a de facto temple and thus we do not tithe to a shul but there are generally fixed membership dues so that the Rabbi can be paid (he has to earn a living somehoiw!) the buildings maintained etc. One thing we still do - is take "challah" when baking bread- in other words, if the quantity of dough is sufficient (it requires at least 18 cups of flour before challah is taken), a piece about the size of your fist is taken out and burnt - in temple times that would have been given to the kohen- today we destroy it as no Kohen is tahor (in a state of purity) to eat kodshim (holy foods) since we do not have the ashes of a red heffer to purify us. The Maaser seperations rishon for the kohen, sheni for the Levi'im and ani for the poor- are no longer done as 1) you need to be tahor to eat them and 2) they are only done in Israel, as are the payot (corners) of the field left for the poor. What is still very relevant are the laws of charity which require us to give 10% of our earnings to charity.
2016-05-20 03:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
charity! the money does not go to the synogogue, but any such payments go to charity.
there may be a membership fee for the synogogue, but its entirely separate.
2007-09-21 10:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
By giving a portion of your income (about 10%) to the charity of your choce
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Tzedaka.html
2007-09-21 10:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋