[Avodah] Who is a Talmid Chacham

[Ben Waxman]

The statement in the Gemara and in Hoshen Mishpat is that the TC doesn't 
have to pay a tax because he doesn't need the protection. Not that he is 
contributing to the general security of the city through his learning, 
but that he doesn't need the protection. Fine.  But it makes absolutely 
no sense for someone to claim a patur from paying and them demand that 
the police patrol his block just like every other block.

Ben

On 7/3/2012 11:18 PM, Doron Beckerman wrote:
> >> If someone is claiming he has a patur from the way of the world, I
> expect him to act like it. <<
>
> It means that he contributes to security by his full time learning, 
> and does not need to contribute in any other way. They are the literal 
> Neturei Karta.
>