Reply To: Is authentic Judaism incompatible with being rich and famous?

apushta: times are different and the lure of external influence is great. I would imagine in talmudic times and even a century ago, it was easier to remain totally frum and wealthy/famous. Not saying this as an excuse, but offering an explanation. But as for the original post, one has to wonder about the people who seek the fame or certain types of parnassa that do challenge their yiddishkeit in the first place. And can we stop with citing a single, solitary example to disprove a point? There are always exceptions and I don’t think the original poster would disagree with that.