{"id":16874,"date":"2020-05-01T07:12:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=16874"},"modified":"2020-05-01T07:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:13:05","slug":"on-helping-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/01\/on-helping-the-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"On Helping the Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Poor-the.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Poor-the.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Poor-the-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Poor-the-447x300.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leviticus 19:9<\/strong>, <strong><em>Corners of your field.<\/em><\/strong>Leaving the corners of the fields unharvested, and leaving the gleanings in one\u2019s field for the poor was a wonderful way to help the impoverished and disadvantaged. There was no welfare system in the Torah for those who were able to work. The Bible teaches that if a man doesn\u2019t work, neither should he eat (2 Thess 3:10), and that a righteous man provides for his household (1 Tim 5:8). At the same time, Yeshua said that there will be poor people (John 12:8). Helping the poor is a timeless principle of how YHVH expects his people to show love for others. The Torah here as understood by the Jewish sages teaches that we are first obligated to help the needy of our spiritual family, immediate physical family, extended family, and then any poor in general (Deut 15:7\u20138 cp. Deut 14:28\u201329 and 26:12\u201313). What do you do to help the poor? When was the last time you extended your hand of love to a person in need? (Let\u2019s not forget what Yeshua teaches us in Matt 25:31\u201346. 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