Reply To: Coca-Cola Classic and Yiddishkeit

JayMatt19: Yes, I agree, learning Torah definitely helps the world. However, for thousands of years, there was no such thing as the kollel system we have today, and the world survived. Judaism survived, even thrived.

Here are two cases, tell me which you think is better:

1. A kollel guy who wakes up at 7:30, goes to yeshiva, learns a few hours, takes a lunch break for a few hours, learns a few more hours, takes a supper break, learns another hour and goes home to sleep at 10:30 or 11:00. His wife works two jobs, neither of them spends much time with their kids, and they live off of the government and their parents.

2. A man who wakes up at 5:30 every morning, goes to a daf yomi shiur and shacharis, then to work. While riding the train, he brings along a chumash and goes through the parshah with Rashi so he can discuss the Parshah with his children on Shabbos. After work, he comes home, helps with his kids’ homework, and puts them to bed. He sits down to supper with his wife, and afterward goes to either a gemara or halachah shiur. The family is self-sufficient, they don’t need to accept any charity from either the government or family.

Which one is better?