## Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 1
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א. כָּל צְדָקָה וָחֶסֶד שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל עוֹשִׂין בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, שָׁלוֹם גָּדוֹל וּמְלִיצֵי ישֶׁר בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לַאֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
I All the charity and kindness that the Jews do in this world creates advocates of merit and leads to great harmony between Israel and their Father in heaven.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 2
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ב. גְּדוֹלָה צְדָקָה שֶׁמְּקָרֶבֶת אֶת הַגְּאֻלָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity is so great that it hastens the Final Redemption,


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 3
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ג. וּמַצֶּלֶת מִן הַמִּיתָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
saves the giver from death,


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 4
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ד. וּמְקַבֵּל פְּנֵי. הַשְּׁכִינָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
and enables one to receive the Divine Presence.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 5
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ה. וְנַעֲשֶׂה מַלְוֶה לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
[The giver of charity] becomes a creditor for God, as it were.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 6
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ו. וְנִתְרוֹמֵם מַזָּלוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
His fortune is enhanced,


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 7
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ז. וְנִקְרָא צַדִּיק גָּמוּר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
and he is called a perfect Tzaddik.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 8
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ח. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה נַעֲשֶׂה סוּר מֵרָע.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity enables one to turn from evil ways.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 9
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ט. מִצְוָה לָזוּן אֵלּוּ שֶׁעוֹסְקִים בַּתּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מֵאֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין עוֹסְקִין, אֲבָל לְעִנְיַן דִּינָא אֵין לְחַלֵק.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is a greater *mitzvah* to provide for those who occupy themselves with the study of Torah than to provide for those who do not. With regards to the letter of the law, however, no distinction should be made.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 10
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י. כְּשֶׁמּוֹצִיא גְּזֵלָה מִתַּחַת יַד חֲבֵרוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ נָתַן צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Removing a stolen object from a fellow Jew’s possession is like giving charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 11
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יא. הַפְּשָׁרָה הִיא מִשְׁפָּט, שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Compromise is a form of judgment that contains the quality of charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 12
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יב. הַנּוֹתֵן צְדָקָה לְעָנִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ הָגוּן, אֵין מְקַבֵּל עַל זֶה שָׂכָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity to a poor person who does not deserve it carries no reward.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 13
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יג. צָרִיךְ לְהַחֲזִיק טוֹבָה לַנּוֹתֵן, וְאַל תֹּאמַר שֶׁלֹּא נָתַן לְךָ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Always be grateful to the giver, never saying that it was not his to give, [but God’s].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 14
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יד. שְׁקוּלָה צְדָקָה כְּנֶגֶד כָּל הַמִּצְווֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity is equal to all the other *mitzvot* combined.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 15
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טו. גָּדוֹל הַמְעַשֶּׂה יוֹתֵר מִן הָעוֹשֶׂה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Getting others to do (give) is even greater than doing (giving) oneself.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 16
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טז. כָּל פְּרוּטָה וּפְרוּטָה מִצְטָרְפִין לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן גָּדוֹל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All the pennies one gives to charity make up one large sum.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 17
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יז. גָּדוֹל הָעוֹשֶׂה צְדָקָה בַּסֵּתֶר יוֹתֵר מִמּשֶׁה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anyone who conceals his charitable deeds is even greater than Moses.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 18
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יח. הַנּוֹתֵן פְּרוּטָה לֶעָנִי מִתְבָּרֵךְ בְּשֵׁשׁ, וְהַמְפַיְּסוֹ מִתְבָּרֵךְ בְּאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who gives a penny to charity receives six blessings, but one who consoles a poor person is rewarded eleven times over.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 19
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יט. הָרוֹדֵף צְדָקָה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַמְצִיא לוֹ מָעוֹת וּמַמְצִיא לוֹ בְּנֵי אָדָם מְהֻגָּנִים כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל עֲלֵיהֶם שָׂכָר, וְזוֹכֶה לְבָנִים בַּעֲלֵי עשֶׁר, בַּעֲלֵי חָכְמָה, בַּעֲלֵי אַגָּדָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One makes certain that a person who is eager to give charity has the money to do so, and deserving paupers are sent his way so that he will be rewarded for his benevolence. Such a person is also rewarded with children who will be wealthy, wise and masters *of Aggadah.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 20
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כ. בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה דָּנִין אֶת הָאָדָם כַּמָּה יַפְסִיד, וְאִם זָכָה נוֹתֵן זֶה הַמָּמוֹן לַעֲנִיִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
On Rosh Hashanah it is determined how much money each person will lose during the coming year. If he is worthy, he gives it to poor people.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 21
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כא. יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נִפְדֵּית בִּצְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Jerusalem will be redeemed through charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 22
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כב. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה נִתְכַּפֵּר לְאַחְאָב מֶחֱצָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The evil Ahab had half his sins forgiven because he gave charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 23
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כג. הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים מֵגֵן עַל חֵטְא עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Hospitality saves one from the sin of idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 24
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כד.. גְדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים שֶׁמְּרַחֶקֶת אֶת הַקְּרוֹבִים וּמְקָרֶבֶת אֶת הָרְחוֹקִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
So great is hospitality that [failing to be hospitable] repulses those who are near, while [being hospitable] draws near those who are distant.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 25
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כה. הַמַּזְמִין עַכּוּ"ם בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ וּמְשַׁמֵּשׁ עָלָיו, גּוֹרֵם גָּלוּת לְבָנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Hosting an idolater in one’s home causes one’s children to suffer exile.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 26
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כו. כְּשֶׁהָעוֹלָם אֵין נוֹתְנִים צְדָקָה, הַמַּלְכוּת גּוֹזֵר גְּזֵרוֹת רָעוֹת וְלוֹקֵחַ מָמוֹנָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When people do not give charity, the government issues evil decrees and takes their money from them.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 27
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כז. יִתֵּן לִצְדָקָה בִּשְׁתֵּי יָדַיִם, וְיִהְיֶה תְּפִלָּתוֹ נִשְׁמַעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Give charity with both hands and your prayers will be heard.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 28
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כח. עַל יְדֵי הַנְּדִיבוּת תִּהְיֶה לְךָ תְּקוּמָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By being generous, you will be able to stand your ground.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 29
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כט. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה בָּא אֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity brings to faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 30
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ל. מִי שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ בִּשְׁבִיל צְדָקוֹת, הוּא מְשַׁכֵּךְ חֵמָה מִן הָעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever goes about collecting charity removes wrath from the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 31
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לא. גַּם זוֹכֶה לֶאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He also merits truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 32
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לב. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה יִהְיֶה לְךָ בָּנִים, וְיִהְיֶה שָׁלוֹם בֵּינֵיהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving charity, you will be blessed with children and they will live together peacefully.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 33
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לג. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה הַפֵּרוֹת מַצְמִיחִין.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity causes the land’s produce to grow.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 34
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לד. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה מְקָרֵב הַיְּשׁוּעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity hastens salvation


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 35
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לה. בְּעֵת צָרָה מַזְכִּירִין לוֹ הַצְּדָקוֹת שֶׁנָּתַן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
In a time of trouble, a person’s charitable deeds are recalled for him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 36
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לו. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה שֶׁתִּתֵּן, גַּם הַשָּׂרִים וְהַמְּלָכִים יִהְיוּ עִמְּךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you give charity, officials and rulers will be sympathetic to you.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 37
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לז. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה לֹא יִשְׁמַע אָדָם חָמָס וְשׁוֹד וָשֶׁבֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving charity, a person is spared injustice, robbery and misfortune.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 38
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לח. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה זוֹכֶה אָדָם לְחֵן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity brings a person grace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 39
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לט. מִי שֶׁמְּדַבֵּר לִבְנֵי אָדָם, שֶׁיִּתְּנוּ צְדָקָה, הוּא מַרְבֶּה יְשׁוּעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who encourages others to give charity increases salvation.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 40
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מ. כְּשֶׁאֵין בָּעִיר מִי לִסְמֹךְ אֶת הָעֲנִיִּים, בָּא שְׂרֵפָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A town in which there is no one to support the poor will experience an outbreak of fires.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 41
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מא. בִּזְכוּת הַצְּדָקָה נִצּוֹל מִגַּאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
In reward for his generosity, a person is saved from haughtiness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 42
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מב. אֱמוּנָה חָשׁוּב כִּצְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith in God is considered like giving charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 43
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מג. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם בָּא לְמִדַּת בּוּשָׁה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving charity for the sake of Heaven one attains the quality of modesty.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 44
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מד. עַל יְדֵי הַנְּדִיבוּת יָבוֹא לְאַהֲבַת הַצַּדִּיקִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s benevolence causes him to feel love for the Tzaddikim.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 45
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מה. מִי שֶׁגּוֹזֵל אֶת הֶעָנִי,. בִּזְיוֹנוֹת בָּאִים עָלָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever steals from a poor person will be disgraced.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 46
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מו. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן צְדָקָה, כְּאִלּוּ מֵבִיא קָרְבָּן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity is tantamount to bringing a sacrifice.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 47
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מז. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה בָּא גֶּשֶׁם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity brings rain.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 48
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מח. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה אֵין מְגָרְשִׁין אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמְּקוֹמָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When Jews give charity, they are not exiled from their country.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 49
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מט. כְּשֶׁאֲנָשִׁים נוֹתְנִים צְדָקָה, עַל יְדֵי זֶה הַפֵּרוֹת נִתְבָּרְכִין וְהַשָּׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When people give charity, the land’s produce is blessed and there is peace in the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 50
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נ. עַל יְדֵי אֱמֶת רוֹאִים אֶת הַצְּדָקָה שֶׁאַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By being truthful, your charitable deeds are noticed.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 51
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נא. צְדָקָה מֵגֵן עַל זַרְעוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity protects a person’s offspring.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 52
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נב. מִי שֶׁמִּתְפַּלֵּל עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, נֶחְשָׁב לוֹ כִּצְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one person prays for another, he is credited with having given charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 53
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נג. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ דֵּי סִפּוּקוֹ, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן עֵינוֹ רָעָה בָּעֲנִיִּים, שֶׁבָּאִים וּפוֹשְׁטִים יְדֵיהֶם, שֶׁיִּתֵּן לָהֶם, גַּם מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן עַל מַחֲצִית שָׂכָר, וְהֵם עֲמֵלִים וּמְבִיאִים לוֹ מַחֲצִיתוֹ, וּכְשֶׁרוֹאֶה שֶׁהֵם מַרְוִיחִין וְיֵשׁ לָהֶם פַּרְנָסָתָם וְדֵי סִפּוּקָם, הוּא מֵצֵר עַל זֶה, כִּי עֵינוֹ רָעָה, עָלָיו נִתְקַיֵּם הַנְּבוּאָה, הַנִּכְתָּב אַחַר פָּסוּק "בִּמְלֹאות שִׂפְּקוֹ יֵצֶר לוֹ" עַד "זֶה חֵלֶק אָדָם רָשָׁע".

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If, despite having all he needs, a person looks disapprovingly at the poor people who approach him with outstretched hands, he will have the following prophecy applied to him: “In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be pained... [Heaven will reveal his sin... The abundance of his house shall depart...] This is the lot of a wicked man...” It will also be fulfilled in a person who enables others to enter into a business venture by giving them half of what they require, but when they, through their efforts, earn enough to repay him and have sufficient livelihood besides, is resentful and pained by their success.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 54
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נד. מִי שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד עִם אוֹהֲבֵי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, עַל יְדֵי זֶה מְתַקֵּן פְּגַם הַבְּרִית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person performs kind deeds for those who love God, he rectifies having blemished the *brit.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 55
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נה. בִּזְכוּת עֲנִיִּים אָנוּ נִצּוֹלִים מִן הַגּוֹיִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The merit of the poor saves us from the gentiles.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 56
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נו. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה מִצְוָה, תִּרְאֶה שֶׁהַמִּצְוָה לֹא תִּהְיֶה בְּחִנָּם, אֶלָּא בְּכֶסֶף מָלֵא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When doing a *mitzvah,* don’t try to have it not cost you; rather, pay a full price for it.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 57
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נז. בַּעֲווֹן תְּרוּמוֹת וּמַעַשְׂרוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם נֶעֱצָרִים וְהַיֹּקֶר הֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
For the sin of not tithing one’s produce, the heavens are restrained and there is inflation.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 58
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נח. הַשִּׂמְחָה. בִּצְדָקָה הִיא סִימָן עַל לֵב שָׁלֵם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity happily is a sign of wholeheartedness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 59
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נט. עֲשֵׂה עַד שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹצֵא וּמָצוּי לְךָ וְעוֹדְךָ בְּיָדְךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Keep giving: for as long as you find [people in need]; for as long as you have [what to give]; and for as long as you have the power [to give].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 60
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ס. כָּל הַמְשַׁגֵּר מַתְּנוֹתָיו לְכֹהֵן אֶחָד, מֵבִיא רָעָב לָעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever becomes accustomed to supporting one particular *Kohen* brings hunger to the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 61
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סא. הַמַּטִּיל מְלַאי לְכִיס שֶׁל תַּלְמִיד חָכָם, זוֹכֶה לֵישֵׁב בִּישִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַעְלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who provides a Torah scholar with all his needs earns himself a place in the Academy of heaven.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 62
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סב. גְּדוֹלָה צְדָקָה יוֹתֵר מִכָּל הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity is greater than all the sacrifices.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 63
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סג. גְּדוֹלָה גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים מִן הַצְּדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Acts of kindness are even greater than giving charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 64
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סד. שֶׁמָּא תֹּאמַר כָּל הַבָּא לִקְפֹּץ וְלִתֵּן צְדָקָה, מַסְפִּיקִין בְּיָדוֹ, וּמַמְצִיאִין לוֹ אֲנָשִׁים מְהֻגָּנִים, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: "מַה יָּקָר", צָרִיךְ לִטְרֹחַ וְלִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵיהֶם, לְפִי שֶׁאֵינָם מְצוּיִים לִזְכּוֹת עִם מְהֻגָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Should you think that anyone who is eager to give charity is granted the opportunity and is immediately sent truly deserving paupers, the verse therefore uses the expression “how precious,” to teach that we must exert ourselves and search after such worthy individuals. Indeed, deserving paupers through whom a person can gain merit are hard to find.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 65
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סה. הַצְּדָקָה הִיא בִּשְׁנֵי פָּנִים: כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֹ וּכְבִרְכַּת ה'.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charity has two faces: [The unstinting person who doesn’t have much should give] in line with what he can afford; and [the stingy person who has been blessed with wealth should give] in line with God’s blessing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 66
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סו. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה לְהִתְפַּרְנֵס מִשֶּׁלּוֹ וּמְקַבֵּל מֵאֲחֵרִים, תֵּדַע שֶׁנִּפְרָעִין מִמֶּנּוּ לְאַחַר מוֹתוֹ, שֶׁנַּעֲשֶׂה עֶבֶד לָזֶה שֶׁלָּקַח מִמֶּנּוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person has enough for his own needs but chooses instead to take from others, you should know that he will be made to repay after death, being enslaved to the one from whom he took.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 67
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סז. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן צְדָקָה, אַף עַל פִּי כֵן יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת שֶׁיֵּרֵד מִנְּכָסָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Even by giving charity a person has no guarantee that he won’t become impoverished.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 68
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סח. כָּל הַמַּעֲלִים עֵינָיו מִן הַצְּדָקָה, כְּאִלּוּ עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When someone closes his eyes to giving charity, it is as if he worships idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 69
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סט. הַגּוֹזֵז נְכָסָיו, נִצּוֹל מִדִּינָהּ שֶׁל גֵיהִנֹּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who trims his wealth to give charity is spared from the judgment of hell.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Charity, Part I 70
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ע. אֲפִלּוּ עָנִי יִתֵּן צְדָקָה, וְאֵין מַרְאִין לוֹ סִימָנֵי עֲנִיּוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Even a poor person should give charity. The signs of poverty will then no longer be his lot.