Reply To: Maaser

Leider – my husband asked our rabbbi about tuition and was told that 100% (boys and girls) can be paid out of maaser.

Also, I asked my Rabbi about giving my non-Jewish coworker some money for adopting a child from oversees. [He is an amazing man and cant have children – he already adopted a daughter from China and is now adopting a son from Korea] I was told yes.

As for aliyahs – this is my personal opinion about it not a psak but…you are not really buying the aliyah. You are given an aliyah. You are just pledging a donation to the shul. I wonder what the more knowledgable people think/know about this.