Multiple times in this week’s parsha, Re’eh, we are warned “Beware, lest you forsake the Levite all the days upon your land” (Deuteronomy 12:19). This is puzzling. The Levites have an incredible reputation. It’s a man of the tribe of Levi who married a Levite woman and fathered Miriam, Aaron & Moses. The Levites are the ones who did not sin during the sin of the Golden Calf, and who rallied to Moses when he cried out, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me!” (
It's a huge honour to be able to redistribute funds to communal educators/leaders! I forget which podcast you had linked to, but one of those episodes had talked about this idea that I really liked where institutions (schools and shuls, etc.) collaborated more so that educators (as a valued human resource) were spread around more evenly/cross-communally. That can lead to more creative ways of supporting educators especially if you/r family isn't directly impacted (and who knows, then they might be!)
It's a huge honour to be able to redistribute funds to communal educators/leaders! I forget which podcast you had linked to, but one of those episodes had talked about this idea that I really liked where institutions (schools and shuls, etc.) collaborated more so that educators (as a valued human resource) were spread around more evenly/cross-communally. That can lead to more creative ways of supporting educators especially if you/r family isn't directly impacted (and who knows, then they might be!)