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Why Presidents Are Good Excercisers
The past 4 presidents of the United States, although very different one from the other, they did have one thing in common – they made sure to exercise. They were avid exercisers before and during their stay in the White House. I always wondered if there was any significance to it, but then it hit [...]
The True Value of a Job
When it comes to consider the choice between starting your own business vs. looking for a job, many different issues come to mind. Women, as a whole, don’t earn as much as their male counterparts. This is referred to in the world as the “glass ceiling,” which Hillary Clinton boasted in her concession speech that [...]
Defining Your Specialty
A successful exit strategy from kollel requires that you have a good answer to the inevitable question, “So what are you going to do?” A career path is absolutely necessary both for parnossa and for your emotional well-being. A striking feature of all highly paid careers is that they are a specialty. A specialist doctor [...]
Did You Hit 30 Already?
When a kollel yungerman reaches 30 years old, is when he needs to seriously work out a course of action for him to take. When I was a chosson in Lakewood, Rabbi Yehuda Jacobs, the mashgiach of Lakewood Yeshiva (BMG) gave a session to all the chassanim in his home. Among the topics he discussed [...]
The # 1 Reason Why to Leave Kollel
In order to make a decision to leave kollel, you have to have a good reason for doing so. Here is a list of perfectly valid reasons, but there is one reason that stands out above all: Parents/in-laws financial support ending Not feeling “fulfilled” Getting older Wife unable/unwilling to be the sole income producer Growing [...]
Rabbi Meiselman to Lead “Litvishe” Europe Tour in August
To counter balance the very strong projection that the Chassidim represent the only “real” Yiddeshkeit, Rabbi Moshe Meiselman, grandson of HaRav Moshe Soloveitchik Zt”l, and Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivas Toras Moshe in Yerushalayim, will be leading a tour of Litvishe/Brisker sites in Europe in August 2009. Rabbi Meiselman writes that this is the first time [...]
Oorah’s Birchas Hachama Full Presentation
Watch the full version of Oorah’s Birchas Hachama Presentation, courtesy of Oorah and Google Video.
Bain Hazmanim Is Here!
Ah, the long awaited bain hazmanim has arrived. As one who tries to be by seder as much as possible, bain hazmanim gives me the opportunity to operate on my own free schedule. Of course, I cannot wake up late as I used to back when I was a bochur, but I still don’t have [...]
High Gas Prices Affecting Kollel Yungerleit
Kollel Yungerleit in Lakewood are especially sensitive to high gas prices. Most families live on a fixed income, which does not go up at all with the cost of living. (Lakewood Yeshiva Kollel Checks are $80 a week, and have been that amount for almost 30 years!) Updated Jan. 2011: Now, although gas prices are [...]
All Doing the Same Thing – A Shavuos Observation
Sometimes, I wonder if there is any individual choice anymore. Are we all doing things just simply because everyone else is doing it? This past Shavuos, I noticed people lots of people doing what everyone else was – or what is known as – "Following the Herd". Here are some examples: Everyone was learning שטרות [...]
