All Entries Tagged With: "out of town"
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 [...]
Out Of Town May Be the Answer If…
It comes a point in many kollel yungerleit’s lives that they consider the choice of “going out of town”. Surely, they think, there are kollelim out of town that are dying to get “solid guys” who are willing to pay “good money” just to have the privilege of me learning in their midst. Wrong. Having [...]
Kollel is Going Extinct
During the difficult financial situation we find ourselves, kollelim are begining to close – making it very difficult if not impossible for an older yungerman to find a “well-paying” kollel that will accept him. For years, anyone who was considered good in learning and who wanted to stay in kollel “long term” was always able [...]
