Our goal here at American Friends of Tzadikim is to help raise money to ensure that our fellow Jewish brothers who dedicate their lives to learning have the support they need to feed their families. Kollel students are not as privileged to have government funding and programs. Therefore, it is up to us to help them continue their learning as it is in our merit as well. According to Torah sayings, giving charity benefits the giver more than the taker… “and one that it is impossible for him to learn because he does not know how to at all or because of troubles that he has, should support others who study. Haga"h: And it will be considered for him as if he learned himself (Tur) And a person is able to make a condition with his friend, that he will study Torah and he will support him, and he will split the reward with him. But if he already toiled in Torah, he is unable to sell him his portion for the money he will give to him”
שחייב כל אדם בתלמוד תורה והיאך לומדים בשכר. ובו כ"ו סעיפים:
כל איש ישראל חייב בתלמוד תורה בין עני בין עשיר בין שלם בגופו בין בעל יסורים בין בחור בין זקן גדול אפי' עני המחזר על הפתחים אפילו בעל אשה ובנים חייב לקבוע לו זמן לתלמוד תורה ביום ובלילה שנאמר והגית בו יומם ולילה. (ובשעת הדחק אפילו לא קרא רק ק"ש שחרית וערבית לא ימושו מפיך קרינן ביה) (הגהות מיימוני פ"א וסמ"ג עשין י"ב) ומי שא"א לו ללמוד מפני שאינו יודע כלל ללמוד או מפני הטרדות שיש לו יספיק לאחרים הלומדים: הגה ותחשב לו כאילו לומד בעצמו (טור) ויכול אדם להתנות עם חבירו שהוא יעסוק בתורה והוא ימציא לו פרנסה ויחלוק עמו בשכר אבל אם כבר עסק בתורה אינו יכול למכור לו חלקו בשביל ממון שיתן לו (תא"ו נתיב ב' מש"ס דסוטה):
Every Jewish man is obligated in studying Torah, whether poor or rich, whether completely healthy or suffering, whether young or very old. Even a poor man who frequents doorways (to beg) and even one with a wife and children is obligated to set a time for himself to study Torah, by day or by night, as it says, "And you shall meditate in it day and night." (And in a pressing time, even if he only read Shem"a in the morning or evening, it is called "It shall not be moved..." (HG"M 1 & SM"G Asin 12). And one that it is impossible for him to learn because he does not know how to at all or because of troubles that he has, should support others who study. Haga"h: And it will be considered for him as if he learned himself (Tur) And a person is able to make a condition with his friend, that he will study Torah and he will support him, and he will split the reward with him. But if he already toiled in Torah, he is unable to sell him his portion for the money he will give to him. (TA"V? path 2 from Bavli Sotah)
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