Beth Huppin

Beth Huppin is an author at Religion News Service.

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Are Jews obligated to give money to panhandlers? (COMMENTARY)

By Beth Huppin — March 3, 2015
(RNS) On Purim, one of the religious requirements is to give directly to at least two poor people. The Jewish sage Maimonides instructed us not to be too discerning. “Anyone who puts out his hand to take should be given money.”
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