a daf-yomi magid recently told me that the value of the daf is the almost daily golden lekach you can extract. I had a question on a famous story surrounding R’ Shimon M’shklov, is a person allowed to abandon his responsibility to sustain his family in favor of learning. I found my answer in Eruvin 22a:
Among who do yo find them? (skills of drush)Said Rava with one who, as a raven, is cruel to his children and wife, as the case of Rav Ada bar Masna was off to bei rav ( to go study long term). His wife asked, what will be with your children. He replied are there no more karmi (an aquatic plant with edible roots {rashi}) in the swamp?
Note: in Babyolonian culture reaping things from the swamp was the lowest of menial work)
This is also an answer to the good Minister. Are not the mothers capable of picking weeds?