Meaning of balabos | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of balebos.

Judaism, alt-of, alternative

Examples

“One cloth merchant, one of the more important balabatim in the city, lost almost all of his possessions and declared bankruptcy. With a heavy heart, he decided to go to the head of the city, Rabbi Yosef, and ask⟳ for a loan of several hundred rubles so he could repay⟳ his debts.”

“In the United States and Israel, however, insiders view⟳ one who leaves the yeshiva or kollel for outside employment and thus becomes a balabos, a lay⟳ householder, as a flop. He has, after all, abandoned eternity, a life of the spirit, for everyday work⟳. Every yeshiva student I spoke to expressed this “fear” of ending up a balabos.”

“I once knew a balabos who was a very fine person. He came to me at a time when we didn't have⟳ a mikveh or a yeshivah in our community. He said to me, “Rabbi, there is one thing that this place⟳ is missing in order⟳ for it to be a top-notch Torah community. […] A first-class, elegant glatt kosher French restaurant.””

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