ערוך השולחן יורה דעה הלכות צדקה סימן רנ סעיף ג
ואפילו אם אין לו אשה וצריך לישא משיאין לו אשה ומקודם שוכרין לו בית ומציעים לו מטה ולוקחין לו כלי תשמישיו ואח"כ משיאין לו אשה וכל מה שחסר ימלאו חסרונו:
Even if he [the poor person] lacks a wife and needs to marry, find him a wife. Beforehand, award him a house and make for him a bed and give him household objects and afterwards find him a wife. Whatever he lacks, let those lacks be filled. [Translation by Rabbi Bruce Elder]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why does the Aruch HaShulchan specify these as things that we are obligated to provide a poor person?
2. Is this a realistic model of giving?
3. According to this text, how should a community provide for the poor today?
Time Period: Modern (Spinoza through post-WWII)