New York - Tzedakah: To Whom Should We Give?

New York - We are well aware of the dictum “U’teshuvah, u’tefillah, u’tzedakah ma’avirin es ro’a ha’gezeirah”—“Penance, prayer, and charity will remove the bad decree.” There are books on how exactly to repent, and there are plenty of siddurim and machzorim with beautiful translations. The question is, to whom do we give our charity money? Our mailboxes (and telephone...