Creating a Family Tzedakah-Habit

Rabbi Tanhum, though he needed only one portion of meat for himself, would
buy two: one bunch of vegetables, he would buy two - one for the poor and one
for himself.
     (Midrash Kohelet Rabba 7:30)

Rabbi Tanchum knew how to create a habit! He added a pattern to something he already did; he created a tzedakah-habit and you can too!

• Working with your family, create a "holiday habit" Pick a holiday and decide how your family can perform the mitzvah of tzedakah in preparation for (or on) that holiday.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Working with your family, create a "supermarket habit". Decide how you can take the Rabbi Tanchum model to the supermarket with you. Think about the special promotions run by stores (‘Buy 1, Get 1 Free!’ or money you get from coupons) and how they might contribute to your tzedakah plan.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Working with your family, think about something that you might choose to sacrifice occasionally as a way of adding to your tzedakah program. What need do you care the most about in the world and how can you share your own celebration to help resolve it?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Think about starting personal birthday tzedakah-traditions and include some ideas here:
  
  

REPORT YOUR RESULTS BACK TO CLASS BY: _________________