Tzedakah

A young person whom I know well recently blogged (divinityisinthedetails.blogspot.com) that he makes certain to tithe each year, checking a spread sheet at the end of december to see if he has reached his ten percent goal. We have done the same for years. using Christmas Day as our ritual tzedakah check writing day. I found his discussion of the matter wonderfully inspiring. Although I had been doing this for thirty years, ZT offered me a new insight into the issue. He pointed out that if you have set an annual plan to tithe in advance, it changes your experience of giving during the year. Each time someone approaches you for a donation, they are not asking for something so much as offering you an opportunity to help you meet your goal. Thanks, ZT! If you are a midlifer and want to feel good about the next generation, check out his blog.