tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post114194183341287578..comments2023-07-20T13:13:38.728+03:00Comments on JoeSettler: VolunteerismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1142272067868533572006-03-13T19:47:00.000+02:002006-03-13T19:47:00.000+02:00Religious or not, all Jews have a mitzva of doing ...Religious or not, all Jews have a mitzva of doing chessed, and all Jews (and people in general) get rewarded for doing good deeds.<BR/><BR/>But as you probably know, in Judaism the mitzva is considered greater (more points) for someone who does a mitzva he is commanded to do, as opposed to one who does the same mitzva that he wasn't obligated to fulfill.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1142264713734910642006-03-13T17:45:00.000+02:002006-03-13T17:45:00.000+02:00Yes, except that religious people have the added i...Yes, except that religious people have the added incentive/requirement of performing mitzvot in doing charitable acts of chesed, etc. So those who are not obligated (or taught) to do so- ie, secular folks- but yet do so anyway, should get extra points in my book.<BR/><BR/>Also, as I recall, I never claimed that the frum world doesn't volunteer. I took issue with the intimation that ONLY the frum world volunteers and the secular are a bunch of sponging wasters. <BR/><BR/>k?tafka PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1141957130954522552006-03-10T04:18:00.000+02:002006-03-10T04:18:00.000+02:00I wonder what H, the commenter on Israel Perspecti...I wonder what H, the commenter on Israel Perspectives would say to that.Critically Observant Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281220943536673356noreply@blogger.com