charliehall I agree that college in certain circumstances should become more accepted in the yeshivish world. I know a few people who are not being productive in yeshiva (not showing to seder, pretty much just staring at the walls ) but when I asked them why they dont go to college at least part time they told me that they would love to but their parents would never go along. They were expected to sit in yeshiva until marriage and then go to kollel even though they were totally not suited for it. Even though I was brought up in a very yeshivish environment and kollel was considered a wonderful thing in my house (my father was in kollel for almost ten years) we were never raised that we had to go in one direction. Whenever I would bring up the possibility of going to college my parents would say when you reach that stage we’ll discuss with you what’s right for you. When I decided to go to college my parents supported me completely.
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