This afternoon (10/31/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by thinking about the interrelationship between the three pesukim cited by the Rambam as the source of the mitzvas aseh of tzedakah. Next, we read the halacha about what (NOT how much) we are commanded to give. We then analyzed the case in which we are commanded to restore an impoverished person back to his prior standard of living, even if it was extremely high.
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רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א-ג
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