All Entries in the "Deciding to Leave" Category
The New Reality for Kollel Support
Our parents’ generation, when kollel was a novelty, a kollel family could manage to get by with the meager kollel salary, the wife’s meager earnings, and a very simple lifestyle. Parental support, either from the husband’s or the wife’s parents, was unheard of, aside from occasional gifts. Today, the situation is vastly changed. A kollel [...]
The OU Out of Town Community Shmorg
On Sunday 6/14, the OU is holding their “Emerging Jewish Communities Fair” at Lander College for Women in Manhattan. Should you go? I attended last years’ event in the Grand Hyatt and was somewhat disappointed. If communities are really looking to grow, you’d think they would at least have some real reasons why their communities [...]
You Too Can Lead
The most given reason for not leaving kollel is the fear of not being able to “do anything’ after leaving. While this fear is mostly unfounded, nevertheless, it must be addressed. Seth Godin is a master author who has spread his ideas far and wide, always in his own signature style of uniquness and non-conformity. [...]
The Lesson of Brisk – Recognizing the Real Truth
When we were young, we were all hyped up about learning in Brisk – as if that was the only place one can learn in Eretz Yisroel. I must admit that I too suffered from that disease, may it quickly be eradicated from our midst. Although generally I regret my time spent there, there was [...]
