deductible
Maaser is primarily for the poor and Torah support
The classic destinations of maaser money are the poor and the support of Torah study. Other charitable uses range from accepted to disputed; recipients in the app are tagged 'qualifies per all views' or 'machlokes.'
Positions by community
Ashkenazi
deductible
Rema YD 249:1: maaser should go 'to the poor' rather than to general mitzvah purposes. The Midrash Tanchuma (Re'eh 18, cited in Ahavas Chesed II:18) extends 'aser te'aser' to supporting those who toil in Torah.
Sephardi
deductible
Same priorities.
Chabad
deductible
Same priorities.
Sources
- https://www.sefaria.org/Shulchan_Arukh,_Yoreh_De'ah.249.1 — Yoreh De'ah 249:1 (gloss)
- https://www.sefaria.org/Ahavat_Chesed,_Part_II.18 — Ahavat Chesed, Part II, ch. 18
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