Tzedaka is the word for Charity in Hebrew. It comes from the word “Justice” – tzedek. Through giving charities one makes the world more just. A poor person is given Tzedaka is allowed to support his family – that makes for a just world. Torah provides great bounty to the world. It is just for those who have gained from this abundance to give it back to the source of their blessing – Torah institutions.

Worthy charities abound. Even among the Jewish charities there are some that are more worthwhile to invest one’s money in than others. When one invests in supporting Torah, one not only helps to bring tremendous good to the world, but s/he builds their own world – their future world. The Torah is what helps make the world run.

The following is a list of Jewish Charities that provide Torah education to Jewish people of all backgrounds. The list is not exhaustive –

Yeshivas
Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv – A Yeshiva for Advanced and beginning Students in Torah Learning
Aish HaTorah – Educational Torah programs in Israel & the US
Ohr Somayach – Educational Torah programs in Israel & the US
Mir Yeshiva – A Top Yeshiva Program in Israel and the US
Rabbinical Seminary of America – A network of Torah institutions throughout the US and Israel
Yeshiva Primary – A Jewish Day School program for Students from Public schools
Mesivta Tiferet Torah – A Yeshiva in Queens
Yeshiva Mikdash Melech – Yeshiva geared to Sephardic Students in Queens and Israel
Yeshiva Or Haiim – In Queens for Students of all backgrounds
Yeshiva Ohr HaChaim – Yeshiva Program in Israel headed by Rabbi Reuven Elbaz
Beth Midrash Govoha – a Great Yeshiva in Lakewood founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler

Jewish After School Programs
Ohr Binyamin – Creates Hebrew School programs for children in Jewish Schools and in Public schools to educate them in Mitzvot Observance
Jewish Education Program of Long Island – Jewish After School Program for Public School Children
Jewish Education Program of Queens – Jewish After School Program for Public School Children
Jewish Education Program of Brooklyn – Jewish After School Program for Public School Children
Jewish Education Program of Westchester – Jewish Outreach Program in Westchester

Outreach Organizations
Ohr Binyamin – Gives away free Torah materials to help any Jew observe Torah easily
Hitdabroot – An organization that teaches Torah via TV and other media
Aish HaTorah – Has Centers Around the US and World to Teach Torah
The Shabbos Project – a project to teach and help Jewish people to observe Shabbat in it’s entirety together in South African
Chazaq – an organization dedicated to teach Torah in the greater Queens community

Jewish Day Schools and Camps
Nechomas Yisroel – Provides Financial Aid and Other help in Enrolling Children in Jewish Schools.
Camp L’man Achai – Provides Financial Aid and Other help in Enrolling Children in Jewish Schools. Rabbi Shmuel Kleinman
Al HaMaayan – Network of Torah Schools in Israel – that was under guidance of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, ztz”l
Otzar HaTorah – Network of Jewish Day Schools in France and Morocco