Determining the Needs of the Community and the Means of Financing These Needs: Mahari Mintz and Maharam of Rothenburg. Giving to a Poor Person Without Checking His Legitimacy - Feb 13, 2022 - Reading megillot on Yom Tov in Chassidic shtiblakh. Dershowitz family. Kiddush clubs in Germany centuries ago. Editing the writings of Rishonim. Mahari Mintz on financing the needs of a community based on Maharam of Rothenburg. What are the essential needs of a community and how to determine who pays and how much? The policy that those in need eat meals at various people's homes. The use of voting in Germany to accomplish the financing of community needs. Dealing with those who object to the demands on them. Maharam: Don't embarrass the poor. R. Menashe Klein on collectors who are suspect. Rema: Collectors in shul during davening. R' Menashe Klein was close to Agudah.