All Entries Tagged With: "government programs"
How Gov’t Programs Don’t Help You
Kollel families usually cannot provide entirely for their needs. So they rely on various forms of support, either from their parents, or the government. The US government, as they get more and more deeply sunk in debt, feels that those living in poverty will dig themselves out of it if given the chance. Of course, [...]
September 07, 2009 | Comments 0
Feeling Trapped by Kollel Support
I think that the most unintended consequence of being supported (by shvers, fathers, or the government) in kollel is the squeeze that it puts on all of us. Because we are being supported, we have parnossa (barely, but somehow we make it). Becasue we are low-income families, we are eligible for programs. If we would [...]
May 20, 2008 | Comments 0
