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Do gentiles have the obligation of giving charity to help the needy?
The only source I found that relates to charity and gentiles is that Jews are expected to give charity to help the non-Jews in their environment for the sake of "darkei shalom".
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Should I donate money to non-jewish organizations that I've benefited from, or is it better to give that money to Jewish institutions?
I was thinking that on the one hand there may be an ענין to give to a non-Jewish organization that you've benefitted from (e.g. Wikipedia) as a way to train yourself in the middah of הכרת הטוב (...
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Government subsidies or tzedoko
it is preferable not to take charity from non-Jews (maybe only if it is not in private)
Source Yore daiya 254
In a case of need (someone needs money for housing and/or food),
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Giving to a "mission" collection
In some religions, people accept upon themselves some kind of "mission" to do whatever act to help others. In many cases, it involves collections to send to the poor, or to 3rd world countries. The ...
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