MorahRach- the fact that you didn’t buy yourself new things this year doesn’t take away from the fact that the poor people do need them. A person is supposed to struggle to remain financially independent, even so far as eating the same food on Shabbos as they do during the week. Once a person is already taking tzeddaka money though, they’re supposed to live on a normal lifestyle. I don’t know about where everyone else lives, but where I live the norm is for a child to have special Shabbos shoes. When I was younger I didn’t get new shoes frequently enough and that caused permanent damage to my feet. I don’t think other kids should have to go through that. Let’s fargin these people decent shoes…
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