There Shall Be No Needy
Jill Jacobs shares her favorite Jewish text, whose contradictions remind her that she needs to think small--and large--when trying to change the world.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "There Shall Be No Needy." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/there-shall-be-no-needy>.