Reply To: Rant – Doing a chesed in return for tzeddokah

DaasYochid – I think you miss the point.

Any suggestion to give creates pressure, especially if you don’t have means to give. Why should a benefactor make the guy feel bad that he can’t afford a donation?

And about gemachs – the whole point of the gemach is to save people the cost of renting or selling! So why then ask for a donation?