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Q&A How did accidental killers sustain themselves while living in the cities of refuge?

As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the rotzeiach's income was limited to some geographical location - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And un...

posted 3y ago by PinnyM‭  ·  edited 3y ago by PinnyM‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar PinnyM‭ · 2020-06-29T11:36:39Z (over 3 years ago)
  • As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the *rotzeiach's* income was limited to some geography - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation.
  • However, this isn't a problem unique to a *rotzeiach*. Many people lose (partially or completely) their familiar source of income due to some circumstance, and need to start over and survive in some fashion by pivoting, begging, learning something new, etc. And certainly the community will have an obligation toward providing some assistance - as they would for any of the poor that reside within their city. The only thing that is unique here is that the Torah is prescribing the limitation that is bringing this about.
  • Presumably, the *mishna* in 2:6 is not prescribing a solution for this, but rather describing an unexpected relationship that arose as an apparent side-effect (which may actually have been an intended consequence). The actual 'solution' for finding an income is going to be up to the creativity or complacency of the *rotzeiach*.
  • As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the *rotzeiach's* income was limited to some geographical location - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation.
  • However, this isn't a problem unique to a *rotzeiach*. Many people lose (partially or completely) their familiar source of income due to some circumstance, and need to start over and survive in some fashion by pivoting, begging, learning something new, etc. And certainly the community will have an obligation toward providing some assistance - as they would for any of the poor that reside within their city. The only thing that is unique here is that the Torah is prescribing the limitation that is bringing this about.
  • Presumably, the *mishna* in 2:6 is not prescribing a solution for this, but rather describing an unexpected relationship that arose as an apparent side-effect (which may actually have been an intended consequence). The actual 'solution' for finding an income is going to be up to the creativity or complacency of the *rotzeiach*.
#2: Post edited by user avatar PinnyM‭ · 2020-06-29T03:41:26Z (over 3 years ago)
  • As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the *rotzeiach's* income was limited to some geography - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation.
  • However, this isn't a problem unique to a *rotzeiach*. Many people lose (partially or completely) their familiar source of income due to some circumstance, and need to start over and survive in some fashion by pivoting, begging, learning something new, etc. The only thing that is unique here is that the Torah is prescribing the limitation that is bringing this about.
  • Presumably, the *mishna* in 2:6 is not prescribing a solution for this, but rather describing an unexpected relationship that arose as an apparent side-effect (which may actually have been an intended consequence). The actual 'solution' for finding an income is going to be up to the creativity or complacency of the *rotzeiach*.
  • As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the *rotzeiach's* income was limited to some geography - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation.
  • However, this isn't a problem unique to a *rotzeiach*. Many people lose (partially or completely) their familiar source of income due to some circumstance, and need to start over and survive in some fashion by pivoting, begging, learning something new, etc. And certainly the community will have an obligation toward providing some assistance - as they would for any of the poor that reside within their city. The only thing that is unique here is that the Torah is prescribing the limitation that is bringing this about.
  • Presumably, the *mishna* in 2:6 is not prescribing a solution for this, but rather describing an unexpected relationship that arose as an apparent side-effect (which may actually have been an intended consequence). The actual 'solution' for finding an income is going to be up to the creativity or complacency of the *rotzeiach*.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar PinnyM‭ · 2020-06-29T03:39:28Z (over 3 years ago)
As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the *rotzeiach's* income was limited to some geography - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth.  And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation.

However, this isn't a problem unique to a *rotzeiach*.  Many people lose (partially or completely) their familiar source of income due to some circumstance, and need to start over and survive in some fashion by pivoting, begging, learning something new, etc. The only thing that is unique here is that the Torah is prescribing the limitation that is bringing this about.  

Presumably, the *mishna* in 2:6 is not prescribing a solution for this, but rather describing an unexpected relationship that arose as an apparent side-effect (which may actually have been an intended consequence).  The actual 'solution' for finding an income is going to be up to the creativity or complacency of the *rotzeiach*.