10-18-2009, 07:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-08-2024, 05:06 PM by Director Michael.)
Quote:If a homeless person says that he or she is hungry and I give them some cash to buy food, and they use the money for something that is not so good that could hurt them or others, would I be responsible for those things that they do? I wouldn't give cash to to anyone I would highly suspect of doing such things, and I'm not saying that this happened, but just in case I did, should I repent for giving cash without being 100% certain that it was used properly?
Here is the answer I received from Rabbi Moshe Weiner of Jerusalem, author of The Divine Code, on the details of the Noahide Code:
This would not be your fault. But if your reasonable assumption is that the person will not use the money in the correct way, then you should not give him cash. If your presumption is not so, then you are giving charity to help a person. It is his own wrong if he uses it for doing harm or evil. Obviously once you know that will happen, you should stop assisting this person with cash. A Noahide should not assist another person to damage himself.