09-27-2018, 10:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2020, 05:01 PM by Director Michael.)
B"H. Thank you for your good wishes, and for your interest in donating to that effort. As taught by Rambam (Maimonides) in Laws of Kings, end of Chapter 10, a more correct option (and therefore one with greater merit for the donor) is for a Noahide to donate to Orthodox Jewish organizations that provide "kosher" physical assistance (food, clothing, etc.) to Jews who are suffering from poverty. For example, there are many poor Jews in Israel who depend on charity for their survival. One such organization is Colel Chabad:
http://www.colelchabad.org/
On the other hand, it is an actual obligation within the Noahide Code for Gentiles to encourage other Gentiles to take upon themselves observance of the 7 Noahide Commandments. And when Gentiles accept this observance in greater numbers as a result of this encouragement, it will bring great practical and spiritual benefits to mankind and hasten the redemption of the whole world, may it happen very speedily.
Therefore it is very meritorious for Gentiles to donate to organizations that are doing correct Torah-based outreach to Gentiles for observance of the Noahide Commandments and recognition that this is the will of the One True G-d for mankind.
By providing this assistance, Gentiles will have a share in the spiritual reward for the 7-Laws outreach efforts that were (at least partially) funded by them. See, for example, the last paragraph of the following letter from Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet o.b.m., where he says that providing support for these efforts is an "immeasurably great 'zechut' [merit]":
https://asknoah.org/wp-content/uploads/l...hochet.pdf
At the same time, a Gentile should not overlook the merit and necessity of helping his fellow Gentiles when they are in need.
http://www.colelchabad.org/
On the other hand, it is an actual obligation within the Noahide Code for Gentiles to encourage other Gentiles to take upon themselves observance of the 7 Noahide Commandments. And when Gentiles accept this observance in greater numbers as a result of this encouragement, it will bring great practical and spiritual benefits to mankind and hasten the redemption of the whole world, may it happen very speedily.
Therefore it is very meritorious for Gentiles to donate to organizations that are doing correct Torah-based outreach to Gentiles for observance of the Noahide Commandments and recognition that this is the will of the One True G-d for mankind.
By providing this assistance, Gentiles will have a share in the spiritual reward for the 7-Laws outreach efforts that were (at least partially) funded by them. See, for example, the last paragraph of the following letter from Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet o.b.m., where he says that providing support for these efforts is an "immeasurably great 'zechut' [merit]":
https://asknoah.org/wp-content/uploads/l...hochet.pdf
At the same time, a Gentile should not overlook the merit and necessity of helping his fellow Gentiles when they are in need.