LEV1071 The Torah commands that the needy of his household come first, then the poor of his city, and they, in turn, have priority over the poor of another city... Rabbi Saadia (882-942) wrote that a person is required to put his own sustenance first, and is not duty bound to give charity to others until after providing for his own. The Torah says, “And your brother shall live with you,” (Leviticus 25:36), a verse that clearly establishes that your life comes first and only then the other person’s [following the Babylonian Talmud, Bava Metzi’a 62a]. Jacob ben Asher (13th-14th century, Spain), Arba Turim, Yoreh De’ah, Chapter 251.