Lakewood rabbonim issue letter(see below) to give Kimcha Depischa even though many have received stimulus checks. The rabbonim write that they heard people are giving less this year with the reasoning that people are better off financially for this yomtov with the food boxes and stimulus checks, yet they stress that many are still in dire financial strait despite the stimulus as they have bills and their usual financial support has been cut others lost their jobs and livelihood.
The seforim bring down it is a kitrug on a city if they do not give maos chitim. At this time of it would be a zechus to 6do gemilas chasodim.
If you really have difficulty giving to anyim in Lakewood because of the stimulus don't get give less kimcha d'pishcha. Give to anyey Eretz Yisroel or some other county where aniyem aren't getting stimulus money.
ReplyDeleteV'Lo Yarah Lvovch B'Setain lo...
The schools are taking the money they need the same help
DeleteSchools are making millions from covid funds and lunch programs.
DeleteYou missed the boat. עניי עירך קודמין and yes your neighbors come before עניי א״י.
ReplyDeleteActually according to harav elyashiv aniyei ey are considered aniyei ircha
DeleteNot before your actual city though.
ReplyDeleteWhen people are using 15k stimulus to redo their kitchens. And people that are giving kimcha dpischa, are making 100k a year. Not getting stimulus, paying full tuition. There is a question whether people should give the people replacing their kitchens with stimulus $, or buying a new car. Kimcha Dpischa. I know the reasoning mean well, and I know everyone has expenses, but when you over hear what some people plan on spending their stimulus money on......
ReplyDeleteAnd anyway don't see why the stimulus is really justified. Most of you don't think covid is a threat to lives. Rather a product of the deep state. Well guess what you have the deep state to thank. Anti-vaxxers, hcq, ivermectin....
ReplyDeleteLots of other garbage.