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The Talmud says Torah scholars should work. Why do haredi Jews refuse to do so? - opinion

Do non-working haredi men today truly believe that they are more worthy Torah scholars than were the great sages of the Talmudic and subsequent eras?

 Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) women work at Matrix Global, a hi-tech company, in Modi’in Illit.
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) women work at Matrix Global, a hi-tech company, in Modi’in Illit.
(photo credit: Darren Whiteside/Reuters)
ByRONALD EISENBERG
JANUARY 4, 2025 20:29
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