Tzedakah / צדקה / Charity
Ha’Derech l’Moshieinu does not seek tithing. Nor do we ask for money.
Yeshua ha’Netzaret taught His people for free.
Yeshua ha’Netzaret fed His people for free.
Ha’Derech follow the example our Master taught.
However, we must not be a stumbling block to those that wish to Give for the sake of His-Kingdom.
As such, there is a “Ha’Derech” account that those inclined to give, can freely do so according to their will.
Bank: Westpac
Name: Ha’Derech
BSB: 032082
ACC: 454810
Alternatively, we also accept payments via PayPal.
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All funds are directly used for Kehilla purposes such as “feeding His people”.
Why Give?
Tzedakah / צדקה is more than giving money to the poor. Tzedakah means “doing the right thing” by demonstrating tzedek (justice, fairness) in your life. Done properly, tzedakah requires the donor share their compassion & empathy along with the money. In the writings of the great Maimonides, “Whoever gives tzedakah to the poor with a sour expression & in a surly manner, even if he gives a thousand gold pieces, loses his merit. One should instead give cheerfully & joyfully. To empathize with him in his sorrow”
Tzedakah / צדקה has 2-parts: one with the hand & one with the heart. Messianic Judaism teaches the belief that donors benefit from tzedakah just as much, if not more than the poor recipients, this belief remains a common theme in the entire Jewish world. Whereas the poor receive money or other material assistance, the donor receives the merit of sharing the Almighty’s work. Accordingly, tzedakah involves giving assistance with the hand & consolation with the mouth so the heart is without embitterment.
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New = DET 16:20 A person who routinely practices righteousness is called a tzaddik, a righteous man (tz’deket = feminine) Followers of Yeshua haNotsri are to be known as tzaddikim as written in MAT 05:16 + 1-JHN 02:29 / 03:07 because they demonstrate their love by giving to others. Some of the sages of Israel have said that practicing tzedakah is among the highest of all the mitzvot (commandments), along with teshuvah (repentance) and tefillah (prayer). Going deeper, tzedakah is declared to be life-giving: בּארח־צדקה חיים / be’orach-tzedakah chayim (in the path of charity there is life) from PRV 12:28. This pasuk further identifies the tzaddik as gracious ( חַנוּן / chanun) & giving ( נִתַן / natan). The tzaddik goes beyond the obligation to perform tzedakah as a mere outward duty & practices benevolent love. Of course the greatest act of tzedakah was demonstrated by the gracious gift of Yeshua as His righteous death covered ( כַפֵּר / Kapor) our deliberate sin. Only Yeshua truly fulfilled the Torah of Moshe Rebbeinu giving Himself to sanctify others upon the tree at har-Moriah in order to save the world from the wrath of God (JHN 03:36).
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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HaDerech is part of the Messianic movement of “last-days” missions to help the “Lost sheep of the house of Israel” return to their roots in preparation for the return of Messiah within our lifetime. Giving haShem all the glory He deserves