# Why Give Tzedaka? Ethics as Divine Service

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- **Published:** Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0000
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<p>Why Give Tzedaka? Ethics as Divine Service, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber</p> <p>In this second episode of Talking Machshava ("Talking Jewish Thought"), Rav Eli Weber asks Rav Ezra Bick a question. If love of God and service of God are one and the same, is tzedaka (charity) worth more when it goes to a poor person we dislike?</p>