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4/12/25 – Shiur 509 – “Free Money” – Taking money from the government (food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, etc.)

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode discusses the ethical and legal considerations for Orthodox Jews when applying for government benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, welfare, and Section 8, particularly in light of potentially undisclosed income. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Tags

HalachaChilul HashemSelf SufficiencyEthical ConcernsGovernment BenefitsIncome DisclosureRabbi Yitzchak BreitowitzRaphael GrossmanFraud DetectionReligious Justifications

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"He's a CPA in New York with clients throughout the tri-state area."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Basically, in the community, the percentage of people on Medicaid, for example, in Lakewood, New Jersey, there were 60,000."
Kiryat Yerol, New York, United States
"In other Hasidic communities, Kiryat Yerol, the percentage is probably higher."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"We also had a Dayan in Flatbush who told us, he also got off the programs."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"The head of the division of foundation audits came to my office from Denver, Colorado, and I told her, I said, Why are you only auditing my Orthodox foundations?"
Israel
"This applies not only in the U.S. Also Israel, the U.K., and elsewhere."
United Kingdom
"This applies not only in the U.S. Also Israel, the U.K., and elsewhere."
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