The family members of mine who are in Kollel in Israel have jet-setted back and forth between Israel and the US more times that I have , They do it at least a year, if not more
If you can afford to fly back and forth to Israel, you dont need the money. I know I work and I cant afford to fly to Israel.
And when they come to NY, they are here for about a month and they are not working when they are here