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PLEASE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES BY
SUPPORTING OUR OWN TORAH LEARNING ONLINE.
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Baruch Hashem, Hashem has placed people in the world who take an active interest in the support of Torah study. For some of us, starting a non-profit organisation is an impossibility. Due to this impossibility for us, we offer you the opportunity to help us through becoming a member of our site.

Have you seen the type of Torah we teach? Do you value Torah study and the teachings that we offer to others? If so, please read on to find our more about what it means to us if you take part in becoming a member. Underneath the Paypal buttons, you’ll be able find out more about what we do and why we’re asking for your help…

There are two ways you can give. You can become a member by subscribing and become a part of our Torah learning, thereby taking an active interest in what we are doing (see our membership page), or you can can simply become a patron below. Note: If you choose the patron option, you are giving unconditionally without necessarily expecting a lesson or following our posts. Being such a giver assists us in the highest possible way in every respect, but it must be clear that your giving is to help us in our personal life and for no ulterior gain. If you wish to give as a simple patronage, you can do so by click on either of the Paypal buttons below. One option will allow you to become a once-off giver, and the other will allow you to become a monthly patron.

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If you wish to be a part of supporting our activities and helping us to further the spread of Torah study and teaching, you can become a member of our site – either on a monthly basis or by buying into a monthly recurring subscription. Indeed, your membership will allow you to see posts on our blog that others cannot see, watch Torah videos given by Rabbi Eliyahu and even receive a certain amount of lessons during the month you are subscribed – absolutely free! If you wish to consider your monthly subscription as a donation – that is up to you, but for our purposes, we see you as a subscriber to our site who is a supporter of Torah and Torah scholars sharing our knowledge with you.

Did you know – we often have people wanting to learn Torah from us but who cannot afford to pay? If you become a serious patron and partner to our site, you will be allowing us the freedom to teach such people without us having to ask them for payment. I cannot say this enough that it is embarrassing for us to ask for payment and hearing that others are not able to pay. We have no choice but to turn them down. We wish we did not have to because we want to teach! But, “if there is no flour, there is no Torah.” You can make such a difference to us by supporting us generously so that we can offer our teaching to those who cannot afford it. Think of being able to help someone else become a Sofer from learning from us – but who is turned down, because they cannot afford lessons! That is the difference you make!

For those who do not know, most of my income comes from activities on this site. I love studying Torah and I love teaching. Teaching does not cover my costs for living – and I therefore reach out to those who can help me to become active members of this site. I would love to continue my studies and my teaching. The costs of living continue going up, but my prices for teaching, for the most part, stay constant. I am still striving to be able to own my own home one day, but wonder if this will ever become a reality. Prices of renting continue to escalate at percentages that are impossible to keep up with even when earning a steady income. Please become a member of this site and thereby be – in turn – a supporter of Torah and Torah scholars.

Here’s how to become a member
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Our Torah Teaching

Chessed Ve’Emet is involved in online Torah teaching to people around the world! On another note – while our fees are modest, different currencies convert our amounts to values relative to each country. Certain countries in the world – such as South Africa – pay more than four times the rate shown on our site (Shekels to Rands) which is a considerable sum for anyone! Due to this, when possible, we try to accommodate those living elsewhere to pay amounts that are affordable in their countries! As a result, we lose out on the income we could be making for our own country (Israel). We can only do this because of our amazing members who value that together with the Torah they receive here, more Torah is able to be taught to others too.

Remember – your membership allows us to continue learning – and TEACHING Torah to those who would like to learn. You have the merit of supporting real Torah study – as the learning takes place!

THE SUCCESS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

The success of the Jewish people is balanced on account of a variety of “personality” types. As the Torah teaches with regards to the Four Species, there are some with smell (good deeds) but lack taste (Torah study), some with taste but lack smell, some with both, and some who lack both. But all four are needed for a Kosher “set”.

While many succeed in the world of business, others are more inclined to the world of the study of Torah. Their days are spent involved in learning the Torah – and teaching it to others. The general Kollel system does not allow for the luxury of simply learning all day and night while being paid enough to support oneself. Sadly, those involved in full-time learning may not be paid enough to cover their monthly cost. Actually – they will never be able to pay their monthly bills. They cannot do so without the assistance of others. To be honest – the Kollel stiped does not manage to pay for even one’s food for the month.

Many may think this to be the correct way of things. A Kollel should indeed be a place of learning and not one to enter “for the sake of business.” But what of a genuine Jewish man who wishes to concentrate his efforts on spiritual growth, but lacks the financial means to do so?! Wouldn’t it be a loss to all, were this person to spend his life sweeping the street, when he may well be able to offer so much to the world through his learning and teaching? (See “17 Tammuz – What it is… what it can be” for a fascinating story about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.)

The Kollel student enters the Kollel to have the chance of growing and spending his days involved in learning about important life values – which may well be lacking in the everyday world in which we find ourselves. But he does not necessarily keep this information to himself. Being privileged to learn, means he is also privileged to be able to share this with others – those who lack the time and “head-space” to devote to the rigours of what full-time learning is really all about. He may also spend time studying to become a Sofer, a Mohel or even a Dayan so that he can assist the community in the years to come. Indeed, it may be that the very Mezuzot you have in your home have been written by someone who lacked the finances to study – but was able to only through generous donations of others – who allowed that Sofer to study in Kollel! It may even be that the rabbi of your community might never have made it to his position without the active support of others who gave him the opportunity to study for many many years in Kollel!

USING MAASER MONEY TO SUPPORT TORAH
AND HOW YOU MAY USE YOURS
TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS SITE!

“One may give Maaser funds to poor Talmidei Chachamim so they will learn in the merit of one who is sick – that he have a Refuah Sheleimah – or in the merit of one who departed this world – that the Neshamah should have an Aliyah”

(The Laws of Tzedakah & Maaser by Rabbi Shimon Taub citing the Ksav Sofer Yoreh Deah Simon 112)

“One is permitted to use his Maaser funds to buy Sefarim for Yeshivos, shuls, or other institutions where learning takes place as that also constitutes Hachzakas Torah (support of Torah)”

~ The Laws of Tzedakah and Maaser by Rabbi Shimon Taub – citing the Chatam Sofer – Yoreh Deah Simon 245

“There is no greater Mitzvah than to provide holy books to those who study Torah.”

Make a donation of any amount to help a Torah scholar purchase books to learn from.

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This page is devoted to a major project aimed at uniting those who truly want the Torah scholar to succeed in his learning – as much they wish to take part in the opportunity of one day receiving help and guidance from that very same Torah scholar. After all, without those involved in full-time Torah, each one of us will lack the opportunity to ask from those who are learned, because none will have had the opportunity to learn properly.

Become a recurring monthly member and become a partner! Your money will not be considered against the Israeli law for charity purposes – and yet you will be taking an active part in supporting Torah and Torah scholars.

“If there is no flour, there is no Torah” (Pirkei Avot 3:21)

Your membership means another Jew will be able to spend time involved in Torah study and teaching.

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Please click the button and become a member today. Support Torah study today!

Friends – you may already know that I am a Sofer, but I am still studying further as I know there is still a lot to learn.

For those interested – please watch this beautiful video I have compiled. Here you will see the story of my Sofer teacher – Rabbi Dr Michael Khanin. It is an amazing journey about a man in the USSR who did not know even what a Hebrew letter looked like… until the age of 30! This is what life was like for him in communist Russia. Nevertheless he overcame the difficulties, finding his way to Torah, and ultimately becoming the last Sofer to leave the Soviet Union. It is an incredible journey and I hope your watching it will let you see the merit I have had in learning with such a great man – and the wish that I so much want – to continue my learning with him. For lack of funds, I am just not able to continue my learning – and really appeal to you to help me so that I can continue my lessons so that I can learn all that there is in the world of Sofrut. Enjoy the video, and please see my own story on the Support a Sofer page.