Tzedakah (Charity) in Israel

30th
MAY

Took a month off - The pocket is hurting

Posted by admin under Children, Disposable Income, Poverty in Israel, Social Justice, What can THEY do

Mazel Tov - We had a baby boy a few months ago. (thus the long hiatujs…). It took the usual few days to a week to get the normal stuff done around the birth of a boy. Bing with the kids at home, visiting the mother at hospital, buying new gear for the baby, the bris of course, and so on.

The challenge started when the new (old?) mother went into deep depression. That change brought on a slew of emotional issue of course. Not to belittle those at all but… missing a month of work as an hourly worker was a serious hit. It will take us a year to recover.

THE MAIN PROBLEM is not only my employer and his “attitude” but in no small way, the economic environment in Israel. I have written is past about this but… just as a case in point, the minimum wage in the this country, 19 NIS, is WAY TOO LOW. According to my calculations, it should be closer to 80 NIS.

The bottom line, Thank G-D the baby is fine, and one day so will be Israel’s working class.