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numba1cyberwarrior t1_jau2ay5 wrote

Yeshivas are absolutely an intrinsic part of Jewish culture and putting Taliban/Islamic extremism in the same sentence is insulting.

Anyone who has studies Jewish history knows this as a fact, it doesn't belong to just one Jewish group Yeshiva's are part of the history of every single European Jew and many non European Jews. They originated as a means for Jews who were banned from education in many parts of Europe to form their own education. Yeshivas were hugely important in forming large parts of Jewish philosophy, ideologies, and culture. Im not just talking about religious development but Jewish socialist movements, Zionism, and Jewish enlightenment ideas. Its also likely that Yeshivas are what contributed to Jews being so educated and becoming one of the most disproportionally successful groups on earth.

Im not saying modern Yeshivas serve that same crucial role but pretending like Yeshivas are just some niche part of certain Jewish groups and are mostly for religious extremists shows a complete lack of knowledge of Jewish history and culture.

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dproma t1_jau0w2y wrote

“Gotham’s Department of Homeless Services and Health & Hospitals each spend an average of $363 daily to provide food and shelter for just a single migrant.”

That comes out to $10,890 / month for living expenses.

To visualize:

You can live in a luxury high rise 1 Bdr at 555TEN for $4995/month. And spend $12 for breakfast, $92.50 for lunch and $92.50 for dinner.

Life is good as an immigrant.

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sidewaysrebel14 t1_jatxruq wrote

Hotel rooms mostly - same places that were used during the pandemic as homeless shelters. The hotels found out they can rent a room to the city for let’s say 400 a night with no need to turn it around or market or have empty rooms. Pretty much a bonanza for hotel owners in a down season for tourism

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