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Culture08:52 · 2h ago

Top Rabbis Reveal Charity as Key to Divine Judgment

By בשיתוף ועד הרבניםOngoing story · 3 updates
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
The story · English

Leading rabbis have issued a joint letter urging the public to donate to the 'Vaad Harabanim' (Assembly of Rabbis) organization as the most effective way to ensure a favorable outcome in the upcoming divine judgment. The letter, signed by Rabbi David Landau and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, describes charity as the 'best advice' for those seeking to be 'written and sealed for a good life' in the new year.

According to the rabbis, participating in the large-scale charitable activities of Vaad Harabanim, which supports thousands of families in distress, the sick, orphans, widows, and the needy, is a direct path to spiritual merit. They emphasize a principle of 'measure for measure,' suggesting that by saving struggling families on Earth, individuals will be protected from illnesses and harsh decrees from above.

Rabbi Landau reportedly adds a specific promise: those who contribute will be saved from all troubles and diseases, and will be inscribed for a good life, along with their entire households. Rabbi Hirsch reinforces this, calling donations to Vaad Harabanim for charity in the Holy Land a 'great merit for the Day of Judgment.' He offers a comprehensive blessing for donors, wishing them success in the judgment, a good life, protection from troubles and illnesses, and joy from their descendants.

The article frames this as a crucial opportunity for individuals to translate their desire for a good year into action, urging readers to donate to Vaad Harabanim to secure divine favor through the power of charity and the blessings of these prominent rabbinic leaders.

Read the original at Behadrei Haredim
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