Tithing Funds for Assisting Grandchildren's Weddings
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Question
Is it permissible to use my tithing funds to assist my children, who are avrechim, with the expenses of their children's weddings?
Answer
Hello,
It is permissible to initially assist them with tithing funds, and this is a very exalted form of charity, which has several virtues.
It includes assistance to the poor, assistance to Torah scholars, and also the mitzvah of marrying off a bride. Additionally, it has the special virtue of charity for poor relatives, about which it is said: 'Your poor and the poor of your city, your poor come first.' As Rashi explained, the poor who are relatives and from your family.
Source
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bava Metzia, page 71a
Your poor and the poor of your city - your poor come first,
Rashi, commentary on 'Your poor and the poor'
Your poor and the poor of your city - the poor who are relatives and from your family.