All Entries Tagged With: "college"
In the New Economy, A Ben Torah has Better Training
For years we have been led to believe that those who push through the difficult courses in college are the ones to “make it big”. But in the new economy things are very different. Doctors face huge uncertainty with all that is going on with healthcare, and lawyers are finding it very difficult to get [...]
Adding Stress to Shidduchim
In our ongoing series of posts listing the negative side effects of supporting children in kollel, this one is painfully obvious. The suffering of thousands – yes thousands – of single girls waiting for a shidduch is unbearable. And yet, we as a society are doing absolutely nothing about it. Everyone knows of an older [...]
Every Girl Needs a Good Degree
In addition to providing support for their kollel son-in-laws, parents must also give their daughters a degree so they can have the ability to bring in parnossa for the family. This is the opposite of what chazal instruct us to teach one’s son a trade – instead we are teaching the daughters and not teaching [...]
How a 20 Yr. Old Yeshiva Guy Gets $100k Job With No Education
I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who is does very well in the various businesses he oversees. He told me how he got started in business at the young age of 20. At the time, he was working in a yeshiva doing odd jobs, never having been the biggest masmid. He was [...]
“But I Don’t Know the First Thing About…”
Learning in kollel does not generally prepare you for any particular career path, unlike a lawyer, doctor, or engineer. The lack of college degree presents two problems: A lack of credentials for prospective employers, and A lack of the practical knowledge needed to perform the job at hand. Most people, when faced with the first [...]
Satmar Rav: Let Them Work for My G’virim
On the Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rav ZT”L, I was reminded of a story I once heard. An American Rabbi once asked the Satmar Rav why he was against college. He replied that he didn’t feel college is a proper place for a yid to be in because of all the bad influences that are [...]
Chutzpah Really Works!
Children are taught both at home and in school to follow the rules. You have to do this, you cannot do that. Adults want their children to be easy – so they teach them that disobeying parents, teachers, principals, and even any adult is considered to be “chutzpah”. And acting with chutzpah – they are [...]
When More is Really Less
When establishing your business, especially with the internet, it is important to bear in mind that today, more than ever, more is less. Try convincing a prospective client looking for a paint job in his basement that you also build skyscrapers, in case he knows anyone who is interested. How far would you get with [...]
Yes, You Can Make Money Without College
Billions of dollars are spent each year on college. Young people and old people, some with jobs and some looking for jobs, all stream towards the doors of these institutions with dreams in their hearts. What does college do for them? Their goal – a certificate stating that they have the precious “degree” – which [...]
