The mediocre widow - a symbol of abandonment

The word "poor widow" has become a symbol of abandonment and complete deficiency of means of subsistence in Judaism. Since she is the 1 who has the right to aid from the rich, her gift, though small, seems amazingly large - writes biblical student Rev. Prof. Dr. Hab. Mariusz Rosik in a commentary for the Heschel Center of the Catholic University of Lublin on Sunday, November 10.