Charitable Contributions, Communal Welfare Organizations, and Allegiance to the Community According to Rashba

This paper examines a responsum by R. Solomon b. Abraham Adreth (Rashba) that addresses welfare policy. Rashba's text responds to tension among different factions of a community, resulting from an attempt to impose a "welfare tax." The dispute arises during a period of development in...

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Main Author: Cohen, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2002
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2001, Volume: 72, Pages: 85-100
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)