Reply To: Being in Kollel but not a Ben Torah

A person who takes money to learn and goofs off is just as much a robber as an employee who goofs off.

Avi K – let’s say he doesn’t take money from the Klal, only the shver. I’ll agree with DY that it is better than nothing, but it isn’t what we should refer to as “kollel”. Doing so demeans the serious learners who are in it for the long haul, and who put in serious time.