Feeding The Homeless

Robert J. Avrech blogs:

…Orthodox shul in my neighborhood hands out food to homeless people once a week.

These unfortunate people are, for the most part, mentally ill. I see them wandering the streets of Pico-Robertson with their shopping carts, chattering away to invisible companions. They are desperately ill and should be given hospital care.

One day, and I can pretty much guarantee this, someone is going to get knifed at this shul.

The Rabbi and the members of this shul may get all warm and fuzzy about their lunch program, but in the end, their actions only add to the problem.

This is not a problem of the homeless, but of mental illness and caretaker irresponsibility.

…Karen and I are outraged by the naivete and the outright irresponsibility of the Rabbi and the board of directors of B’nei David. Like children, they are playing with fire to get some kicks.

Here’s what our shul does: We deliver our surplus food to a homeless shelter after every Shabbos.

That’s how adults act.