What does giving tzedakah change in the giver, not only in the recipient?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: What does giving tzedakah change in the giver, not only in the recipient? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity and does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, political, scientific, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.