Charity/Tzedakah Boxes by Harvey.

Tzadakkah (charity) and Etrog Boxes.

These boxes are not only beautiful and unique, they are meant to be used. The Tzadakkah boxes have a slot in the top to put money into and the bottom opens to empty the box when full. The Etrog boxes are sized to hold an etrog.

Etrog Boxes

For the Holiday of Sukkot, the Torah commands in Leviticus 23:40, "You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees (etrog), branches of palms, and boughs of thick trees (myrtle), and the willows of the brook and you shall rejoice before Adonai your God for seven days.

All four of the species associated with Sukkot are pictured on both boxes. The top features the etrog and the lulov with palm branches and willows. The myrtle is featured on the front panel.

Tzedakah Boxes.

Tzedakah can be described as the giving of charity as part of the process of seeking a just world. It is said that Israel will be redeemed by its acts of charity. Isaiah, as read for the Yom Kippur Haftorah, states "Is this the fast I look for? A day of self affliction?...Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house?" The charity boxes have Tzedakah carved in Hebrew on the sides and are surrounded by the Temple Pillars and a Crown. The Temple Pillars represent the wisdom of Solomon. The Keter (Crown) Torah represents the crown of a good name for those that give Tzedakah generously.

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