In the fifth installment of his Economics and Social Justice series, Rabbi Yuter explores the relationship between Taxes and Tzedakah (Charity) in Jewish Law and the halakhic implications of one’s perspective.
Econ and Soc Justice in Jewish Law Part 5: Taxes and Tzedakah Sources (PDF)
Economics and Social Justice Part 5 – Taxes and Tzedakah (Charity)
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Thanks for this series, Rabbi Y. Looking forward to reading through it. I recall a couple years ago Dennis Prager spend a full hour of his radio show discussing taxation and morality.
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Thanks! I first gave this class 4 years ago, hence the references to 2007 data.