Chesed on the Internet-- The following links use the internet to facilitate chesed and teach about it:

Gemach E-mail list -- Tailor-made for the internet. Most recent postings: a flurry of letters finding someone a blood pressure monitor run through E-Groups by David Grossman. To find out how to sign up, contact him at gemach-owner@egroups.com

Just Tzedakah -- Information on Jewish charities and charitable giving. A well-organized, informative site originating in Baltimore, MD that presents classical sources, halakhic direction, and profiles of charitable organizations around the Jewish world. http://just-tzedakah.org/

Joy of Life -- Aryeh Siegel's site on Maaser Kesafim (donating a tenth of one's income to charitable causes) http://www.joyoflife.org.il/

Giving Wisely -- Professor Eliezer Jaffe's online data base of registered charities in Israel http://www.givingwisely.org.il/index.html

Yad Sarah Web Site -- The legendary Israeli charity institution that has become an institution in Israeli life http://www.yadsarah.org.il/engframe.html

Bikur Cholim of Rockland County -- A good model for what can be done when people put there mind to it in an organized way. The site is very easy to maneuver and gives a vivid picture of their activities http://www.bikurcholim.org/index.html

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