tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552001755225276231.post3927276930161485945..comments2023-05-30T08:51:21.549-04:00Comments on Blog Am: Nice shoes. Want a blessing?Rabbi Jason Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718650670542762857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552001755225276231.post-11556628768205300702009-09-04T09:16:38.971-04:002009-09-04T09:16:38.971-04:00Stef - I'd say that there's a big differen...Stef - I'd say that there's a big difference between buying necessary clothes for a poor person, and buying a luxury item for myself. Tzedakah vs. indulgence. What's interesting, Jewishly, is that even though the first is obviously seen as more important than the second, the second is still seen as (potentially) holy.Rabbi Jason Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718650670542762857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552001755225276231.post-79498305701322103402009-09-03T20:48:53.054-04:002009-09-03T20:48:53.054-04:00One of the morning blessings speaks of providing c...One of the morning blessings speaks of providing clothes for the naked. Wouldn't that take away the idea that saying a prayer for clothes makes us materialistic?Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044904794182231531noreply@blogger.com