תלמוד בבלי מסכת בבא בתרא דף ח עמוד א
והתניא: שלשים יום - לתמחוי, שלשה חדשים - לקופה, ששה - לכסות, תשעה - לקבורה, שנים עשר - לפסי העיר
It was taught: [One must dwell in a place] thirty days [before giving] to the soup kitchen, three months for the charity fund, six months for clothing, nine months for burial, twelve months for paying taxes. [Translation by Uri L’Tzedek. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why does responsibility increase as the time one dwells in a location increases?
2. What sense do you make of the priorities in this text?
3. What is the relationship between citizenship and participation in communal needs?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)