Comments on: MI KIAMCHA YISROEL: Thousands Attend First Ever Parnassah Expo

By: Loyal Jew

Loyal Jew — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:32:08 +0000

To #4: a heter is needed because modern jobs expose us to treif surroundings and hashkafic problems, not to mention costing dearly in learning time. To #5: we cannot just “decide” that we need to earn a parnassah. It isn’t about us, Am Yisroel and the whole world depend on learning. When disaster strikes any Jew r”l, how can a former avreich look in the mirror he if left kollel to improve his income without consulting Torah first?

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:35:46 +0000

No 3 says that “others will be tempted to leave kollel just to line their pockets”.

If someone decides they need to earn a parnassah to support their families its a win/win situation for them and for klal yisroel. The existing model is not viable with so many dependent on a shrinking pool of money to support them. Everyone wins if they can work part time and no longer have to beg for tzadakah. There are plenty of hours during the week for them to learn and balance their job requirments.

By: YeshivaRodefKesef

YeshivaRodefKesef — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:09:24 +0000

To#3
And to think that I have been working my whole life without a heter. OY vey! How do I do teshuva?
What else does one need a “heter” for?

By: Loyal Jew

Loyal Jew — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:58:04 +0000

This is nothing to say hallel over. Some people have heters to go to work — very well. Others will be tempted to leave kollel just to line their pockets and let their FILS off the hook, from which all of us will lose in shomayim.

By: proud orthodox jew

proud orthodox jew — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:33:46 +0000

Although I thought it was an interesting headline, this expo was trully amazing. People going out of the way to help others on a grand scale! Btw, the costs to produce this expo wasn’t covered by the booths and they are seeking donations to cover the costs. Anyone who would like to join in this tremendous Mitzva are asked to help.

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:45:24 +0000

Anything that encourages frum young men and women to find a job and earn a parnassah is wonderful. At a time when too many in the frum community still cling to a lifestyle of foregoing secular education and job skills and depending on others to support them, its a real acomplishment to get so many in the tzibur from all over the region to show up for this event. May they have much hatzlacha in their future efforts.