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Tzedakah and fundraising: a nineteenth-century response.

From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought  |  Date: 9/22/1996  |  Author: Ellenson, David

Rabbi Eleasar Ottensosser of Hoechburg and Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer of Eisenstadt had opposing views on donor publicity in charitable giving. Ottensosser believed that God rewards donors who give in secret and punishes those who boast of their donations. Without denying that publicity increases donations, Hildesheimer argued that donors wishing to avail of the blessings promised by the Scripture can always refuse to have their names published.

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