Reply To: Should teachers/rebbis get a full time salary?

Syag – Perhaps it bothers me so much as an adult to hear teachers whine about their pay because back when I was in school, a few of my rabbeim would jokingly complain on a regular basis about their low $40k-50k salary. It was a running self-deprecating joke by the rabbeim that they do not make any money – hardy har har. This seemed particularly cruel to me since at the time I was growing up in a home with 2 immigrant parents who, despite working multiple jobs, only earned about $35k annually, combined. My parents didn’t have a choice – they didn’t speak English. These rabbeim had a choice. Don’t make a decision and then whine about the consequences.