Must Charity Be Given to Help a Poor Person Fulfill Mitzvot?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: Does the obligation of charity extend to helping a person in need obtain what is required to perform mitzvot? The study asks how material need and spiritual need meet within tzedakah, and how the category of legitimate necessity is defined. It traces the issue through the parasha and the classical discussion without turning the material into an individualized ruling. The canonical review status is preserved for any practical, halakhic, ethical or theological claims.