Why give to charity? Because it is a commandment of our Father in heaven (Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 15:7-8). But is that the only reason? As if we need another! But in fact, there is another reason. It is righteousness to you. In Hebrew the word for righteousness is tzedek. A similar word is used of a righteous person, called a tzadik. The common Hebrew noun for the giving of commanded charity is Tzedekah. In Hebrew thought, the giving of charity is one of the highest forms of righteousness. In His Sermon on the Mount, our Messiah had this to say about righteousness:
“Let your light so shine before men in such a way that they may see your excellent works and glorify your Father in heaven… For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
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Admittedly, the giving of charity to convicted criminals is not a very glamorous task. There are many other more palatable expressions of giving, and so most people tend to give their tzedekah to more tasteful and high-profile charities. That is precisely the reason we need your help. Those we serve through our ministry are not people in far off countries with ways and religions foreign to you. They are your own wayward and mostly forgotten brethren who have failed in life and are trying their best to mend their ways in order to become your brothers and sisters in our common faith, and to serve our Father in heaven. We must not turn our backs and fail them. Our best and most perfect example is our own Messiah Yeshua, who ate with tax collectors and sinners, and who said that He came to heal the sick and not the healthy. He said, “Freely you have received, freely give.” If you do not help these poor brethren of ours it is unlikely that anyone else will. Please give generously. Thank you!
Passover is Coming!
Our largest and most expensive service is the annual Passover Package Program. There are hundreds of Torah-observant Sabbath-keeping communities in US state and federal prisons. SKF will be sending Passover packages to many of them, and a very few will even be blessed to have free-world volunteers of their faith who will bring them a real seder meal and celebration. But, many more are alone and will have no one with which to observe Passover, much less the physical items necessary to do it with. It is SKF’s goal to make sure no Sabbath-keeping prisoner is forgotten at Passover. It is our hope that we can bring every one of our brothers and sisters in prison to our Father’s Passover table and, ultimately, into fellowship and His kingdom. Will you join SKF and help us reach our goal? To see more about the program and just what you can do to help, please visit our Passover Package Program page.
Donations to support SKF’s work can be made by cash, check or money order and mailed to:
Sabbath Keepers Fellowship
PO Box 972
Malakoff, TX 75148
Debit and credit card donations can be sent through PayPal by clicking our “Donate” button at the bottom of this page.
To see additional ways you can help our brethren behind bars, please visit our Programs page on this website.
Thank you for your support!
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Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry is a 501(c)(3) charity and all of your donations are tax deductible.
End of year receipts for your donations will be mailed to you upon request.
Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry is a 501(c)(3) charity and all of your donations are tax deductible.
End of year receipts for your donations will be mailed to you upon request.
100% of all monies received by Sabbath Keepers Fellowship are used to benefit our inmate beneficiaries, and no employee or director of our ministry receives a salary or compensation of any kind.