Tzedakah (Charity) in Israel

30th
JUN

A 15 hour work day

Posted by admin under Disposable Income, Divorce, Getting By In Israel, Social Justice, Unemployment

A friend was just asked: “Do you work 15 hours a day in order to avoid being home with your wife?” That very loaded question obviously comes with a lot of background. To be more specific, PAINFUL background. A background that is full of family strife on the verge of divorce.

My friend’s answer though had less to do with domestic issues than with his struggle to make a living in Israel. His 50 shekel an hour job is hardly enough to pay the bills for his household of 9.

The most frustrating part though is not the financial one but the emotional one within the family about his time at home, his ability to focus on other issues besides trying to make a living etc.

Not an easy situation at all.