Friday, March 8, 2024

New Square: Poorest, but Its Hasidim Do Not Live by Bread Alone

 https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/18/archives/new-square-poorest-but-its-hasidim-do-not-live-by-bread-alone-new.html

“Two‐thirds of the village is receiving Medicaid and food stamps,” Mr. Weismandi said, “and a dozen families, perhaps are on welfare, although another 50 might be elegible for it.” The earned income, such as it is, comes from a variety of sources.

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  1. What happened to that gemara that says it's better to work as a tanner in the marketplace than live on charity?

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    1. Pesachim (113a) Rab said to R. Kahana: Deal in carcases, but do not deal in words; flay carcases in the market place and earn wages and do not say, ‘I am a priest and a great man and it is beneath my dignity.’

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