Re: Are synagogue dues charity?
Sarah Watson (sarah_watson@Merck.Com)
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:14 -0500 (EST)
Len613@aol.com writes:
>In the days of the First and Second Commonwealths the ten-percent tithe was
>the equivalent of a tax. There were no other taxes then whereas now we pay
>over 25 percent of our income in taxes
On a similar note, is the percentage of our State/Federal income taxes that
goes to welfare/health/human services considered charity? I mean
halachically, obviously it is not something the IRS would accept!