“Menza” was a meal club to which enrolled students contributed financially. Thus, the typical bohur before the war did not owe any tuition to his yeshivoh but he was obligated to pay for the meals provided by the menza committee. To this end, bohorim “went after money”, i.e. solicited for donations, when they had a chance. This was also a primary function of the “between the seasons” hiatus: it was an opportunity for lads to clamber about town raising money for their menza expenses.
