Reply To: Response to Lior

Golfer:

It is very possible that you are correct, and like I said I can’t really speak for anyone else; I can only suggest why people would not want others (or the enormous amount of others) in kollel. But I think that something along the lines of what Jewishfeminist is saying, is true, namely that even if you don’t directly donate to a kollel, it is still a financial burden. The most obvious example is tuition – the more people not paying tuition, the more those who are paying will have to pay. I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone’s right to be upset, but I do think that it is true that one side can honestly perceive the other side as being an economic burden and this can not necessarily be conversified.