The importance of giving.

It is brought down that a poor man is like someone who is dead.  Is this because of the uncertainty and the trials of being poor?  No, a poor man is like a dead man because he can not give, which means that he can not express his higher nature.

from a Shiur on Naaleh:  Rachel & Leah

Teacher: Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller Class: In the Merit of Righteous Women

If we want to grow spiritually we have to give to others.  In OA we say, if you want to keep what you have you have to give it away.