re: #22 Aye Pod

I can’t think of any country that gives you welfare if you are able but not trying to find work. Even in the ‘socialist paradise’ of the UK, that doesn’t happen.

One thing to recall here is that these are people enrolled in educational programs, and that for reasons discussed above, this was an area of endeavor that was seen as especially vital a few generations ago. Whether every fella in kollel is learning with a dedication which justifies an indulgence you had to be rich or a genius for in the old country is another matter, but most unemployed haredi men are essentially eternal graduate students.