Quotes of the Day

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk around in the Me'a She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010

Open quoteThose who are not that way inclined should go out and earn a living.Close quote

  • CHAIM AMSELLEM,
  • an Israeli politician and rabbi, arguing that most ultra-Orthodox men should work and that welfare subsidies for full-time Torah study be reserved for great scholars; in reaction, Amsellem was ousted from his ultra-Orthodox Shas Party on Dec. 27
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