Talmudic and Ethical Approaches to Soviet Jewish Resettlement
Author(s)
Norman Linzer
Publication Name
Journal of Jewish Communal Service
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Publisher
Conference of Jewish Communal Service
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA)
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA)
Abstract
In resettling large numbers of Soviet refugees, the Jewish community is faced with the ethical dilemma of responding with sensitivity to their needs while meeting its financial obligations to all its constituents. An examination of four Talmudic stories reveals that the Sages endorsed the imposition of parameters on individual and communal philanthropy. Cost-saving resettlement policies are one means of applying the principle of Tzedekah.
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Talmudic and Ethical Approaches to Soviet Jewish Resettlement. 1990: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-bjpa51
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