Reply To: Does the Gemoro say that we should have fewer children when times are tough?

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January 1, 2013 2:08 am at 2:08 am #916968
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Just to clarify:

The answer to the OP’s question is emphatically NO! The OP misunderstood the gemara.

There are those who refrain from having children for financial reasons, and I am not offering an opinion on that issue, which is a personal decision that each family must make, in consultation with their Rav. However, it is important that CR readers realize that that is NOT what is being discussed by the gemara in Taanis 11a.

Yichusdik, please take the time to read my first post, where I explained the correct pshat in the gemara, based on the context, rashi and tosafos, and is the way everyone understands the statements of Raish Lakish and the Tanna Kamma. I am not your “watchman” in any language, but I was concerned when I saw the gemara being misunderstood.