World Hunger

ScienceDaily–world hunger is projected to reach a historic high in 2009 with 1,020 million people going hungry every day, according to new estimates published by United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

One sixth of the people on our planet going hungry can not help but remind us of our obligation through the Torah/Teaching to give between ten and twenty percent of our money to the poor. The Talmud-Book of Law calls this act of Ztadaka/Charity from the word Zdedic/Righteous–HaMitzva/The Commandment. Though there are 613 Commandments to the Jewish People, charity is The Commandment.

It is known in Jewish Law that the requirement to sustain life precludes all other commandments and if the poor were fed there is no question the benefits of a happy world–Moshiach would come and peace would be throughout the world. People are hungry because kindness is waning in he world.

The Cabala explains the delicate balance between Chesed/Kindness and Gevorah/Severity; when the meld is just perfect is created Tiferet/Beauty.