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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:31:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: How can a Rabbi Have a Contract--Compensation for Torah Learning

There have been several postings over the last 10 issues on Rabbis Contracts.

* But it is well known that it is prohibited to take monetary compensation
          for Torah.

* It has been suggested that those who do take compensation
 -teachers,Rabbis - are taking "unemployment compensation" since if they
were not e.g.  busy teaching they could get some low paying job like a
waiter

* If that is true how can we have a "contract" for a Rabbi?

* While I am on this topic I would like to bring up the idea of Rabbis
earning a living (thru other means). About 30 years ago there was an
article in the front page of the New York Times about attempts at
Lakewood to make money thru real estate sales. Does anyone know what
ever happened to this "movement" and if other such attempts have been
made

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA RHendel @ mcs drexel edu