Reply To: Kollel Sustainability

lesschumras – the in-laws pay for everything of course!!

As for the tuition break – I think that before anyone gets a tuition break they should prove that:

1) both parents are working OR the second parent working would not yield much difference (based on daycare/training etc)

2) the parents are not spending exhorbitant money other places (like fancy clothing, cars, vacation)

3) OR that this break is temporary (lets say a guy is in Kollel or Law school) and they need the break for now, but commit to paying the extra back

One reason tuition keeps rising is because more and more people need scholarships. As that happens, tuition is raised again to cover more scholarhip children, which places the burden on a smaller portion of parents. Because of the higher rates, even MORE children go on scholarship…its a vicious cycle.

I dont think the Kollel system now is ideal, but I think it would be great to find a sustainable way to make Kollel work.

I really like the 1/2 day learning/working thing.