The Rebbe was particularly opposed to those who accepted posts as teachers in cities far away from their homes. He spoke of them in the most derogatory terms, saying, “To me, a man who takes a teaching post away from home is like a Canaanite maidservant.”
שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ: שֶׁהִקְפִּיד מְאֹד עַל הַמְלַמְּדִים שֶׁלּוֹמְדִים בְּעִיר אַחֶרֶת חוּץ לְבֵיתָם וְקָרָא אוֹתָם בִּלְשׁוֹן גְּנַאי גָּדוֹל. וְאָמַר: שֶׁהַמְלַמֵּד שֶׁלּוֹמֵד חוּץ לְבֵיתוֹ דּוֹמֶה אֶצְלוֹ כְּמוֹ שִׁפְחָה כְּנַעֲנִית.
The Rebbe was particularly opposed to those who accepted posts as teachers in cities far away from their homes. He spoke of them in the most derogatory terms, saying, “To me, a man who takes a teaching post away from home is like a Canaanite maidservant.”