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09/09/2026

G-d makes a living. We have to make a life.

In this short Tanya message, I share a powerful teaching from Rabbi Yehoshua Gordon about the difference between earning a living and **making a life**.

And one of the most powerful ways we make a life is through **tzedakah**, using what G-d has given us to bring life, help, and blessing to someone else.

🎥 Less than two minutes. Please watch, comment, and share.

May G-d bless you to make not only a good living, but a beautiful and meaningful life filled with revealed blessings for good.


of Jewish Chaplaincy

09/08/2026

You give the tzedakah.
You build the road.
G-d sends the blessing.

In Tanya, the Alter Rebbe explains that tzedakah creates a דרך ה׳ — derech Hashem — “the path of G-d,” a pathway through which Divine compassion and blessing can come down into our world.

The Blessings of Tzedakah — Lesson #8: You Build the Road

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American Military Historical Society

09/06/2026

#7 The Blessings of Tzedakah

Tanya calls tzedakah “Mitzvas Hashem mamash” — truly G-d’s mitzvah.

Why? Because G-d continually gives life to creation. When we give tzedakah, we too become givers of life — providing food, care, Jewish life, strength and hope.

G-d gives life.
You give life.

Help us turn your tzedakah into more blessings this Rosh Hashanah:
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Institute of Jewish Chaplaincy Jewish American Military Historical Society

09/03/2026

#6 **Tzedakah is NOT charity.**
It’s not simply giving away what’s ours. It’s using what G-d has entrusted to us responsibly.

And astonishingly, this is the one area where G-d says: **“Please TEST ME.”**

Help us turn your tzedakah into more goodness this Rosh Hashanah:
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Institute of Jewish Chaplaincy Jewish American Military Historical Society

09/01/2026

**The Blessings of Tzedakah #5: A Coat of Protection**

Isaiah compares tzedakah to a coat of mail. The Gemara teaches that just as armor is built link by link, every coin of tzedakah joins together to create something greater.

**Coin by coin. Mitzvah by mitzvah. Building spiritual protection.**

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Institute of Jewish Chaplaincy

08/25/2026

**Giving of Your Very Life**

Tzedakah is much more than giving money.

That money represents your **time, your effort, your energy, your blood, sweat and tears**. It represents a piece of your life. And when you give it to tzedakah, you are giving a part of yourself to bring goodness into someone else’s life.

That is why the mitzvah of tzedakah is so powerful. Your gift becomes Jewish connection, a Shabbos meal, care for a veteran, Torah learning, encouragement and support. **You become a partner in every mitzvah your gift makes possible, and those blessings are yours.**

Join us with a gift today, or become part of our monthly **Chai Club**:

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**The Blessings of Tzedakah, Part 4: Giving of Your Very Life**
Institute of Jewish Chaplaincy

08/24/2026

Government Property
Military Service

08/23/2026

The Blessings of Tzedakah, Lesson 3: Tzedakah Effects Peace

Tanya teaches that tzedakah does more than help another person. Every mitzvah we do elicits a response from Above, bringing greater peace and harmony into the world.

What an extraordinary reason to give.

Put the teaching into action. Join the Chai Club with a monthly gift in increments of $18:
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08/23/2026

The Blessings of Tzedakah
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Sowing Blessings

08/20/2026

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