Author Archive for aaron
The Citi Field Internet Asifa – What’s Really the Point?
On Sunday, tens of thousands of yidden from all sectors will come together to Citi Field to take part in the “Kinnus Klal Yisroel” – to hear about the dangers of the internet and technology and how to deal with these issues. I too am going, and so are many others. But I also have quite a [...]
New Learn/Work Kollel to Open in Detroit
In what seems to be a slowly increasing phenomenon, a Detroit kollel is seeking to recruit a few new members, but with a catch. The new members will learn in the kollel from September through May, but in the summer months they will spend their time toiling in another occupation – they will be working [...]
What Do You Not Know How to Do?
As bein hazmanim rolls around, I want you to ask yourself the question, “What don’t I know how to do?” Every man learning in kollel, without exception, uses this time to ostensibly “get ready” for yom tov. This includes fixing things around the house, finding interesting places to go on vacation, even dabble a bit [...]
Putting Yourself on the Map
A father of a girl in shidduchim had an interesting observation. As is the case with many eligible girls, the phone hasn’t been ringing with shidduchim for her. He realizes that the way things appear now, his daughter will not receive a fair amount of attention from the shadchanim. His idea – to put out [...]
Dulling Yourself to the Pain of Accepting Help
There used to be a shame or guilt associated with accepting help from other people. Actually, it’s something that we recite every day in benching – “And may we not come to the need of others, not for the the presents of mortals nor their loans, only for the good of Your hand…”. The seforim [...]
Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik’s Red Line
Recently, Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik told someone this story: A wealthy man had come to Eretz Yisroel to complete a business deal which netted him a profit of $12 million. He wished to distribute the maaser to a worthy organization, and someone recommended him to give the money to Yeshivas Brisk. He came to Rav [...]
Dealing With (Irrational) Fear
An often expressed feeling about leaving kollel is the fear of not making enough money in the beginning to support your family. This fear is usually unjustfied, becasue if you were able to make it before leaving kollel, when working you should certainly be able to make it. For the typical yungerman in Lakewood yeshiva, [...]
Is Day Trading a Good Parnossa for Post-Kollel?
A few days ago I got an email asking if day trading is a good opportunity to go into for those looking to leave kollel. Obviously, the draw towards day trading is that the barrier to entry is low – anyone with a few bucks and a computer can get in. Stories abound about those [...]
Path to the Exit – Part 5
Once one has decided on a career path, how do you go about finding an actual opportunity? Believe it or not, this is actually the easy part. The difficult part is figuring out what to do, the easy part is finding where to do it. Opportunities exist everywhere in the frum market, you just need [...]
So Many Candidates but No One to Choose
I just heard about a well established yeshiva looking for a high school rebbe. The current rebbe is set to leave next year after many years of teaching, and there is a lot of pressure to find a suitable replacement in time to calm the parents and the talmidim who are choosing mesivtas for the [...]
