Honestly, I would have thought a thought like that would have been beneath you. I don’t know much at all about Lakewood (in America), but I’m sure that’s pure motzi shem ra.
I’m trying to understand something that is not otherwise understandable. Lots of Torah comes out of Lakewood, and MOST who are there learning try to be Ovdei Hashem. Its the few that use Torah as their “excuse” (quoting stories like this one) who give the town a bad reputation.
I am speaking in generalizations. The only difference is that I’m also questioning whether an urge to learn Torah is a valid netiya.
OK. We can agree to disagree. Torah is the Yerusha of Klal Yisroel. A woman who learns it gets Schar, and brings one closer to the Ribbono Shel Olam. (All of these are givens). If you want to say she shouldn’t do so, that is your issue.
I don’t know why you pulled kavod haTorah into it. Is that part of the famous Lakewood shitta? My understanding of Rav Ahron Kotler’s Rebbitzen’s admonishment is that she objected to his being in the kitchen on the grounds that he was male, not a ben Torah. I could have misunderstood it.
So she is Stam an Am Haaretz who doesn’t know that men have been working in kitchens (including the Amoraim that I & WS mentioned earlier) for Dorei Doros? Your explanation may be plausable, but mine is being Dan L’Kaf Zechus.
Know what? I’ll be Dan L’Kaf Zechus that the story didn’t happen as told, and the Bochur was a slob who would mess up her kitchen. This was her nice way of saying “Slob Aroyis”.
Forget the Lakewood comment, I’ll retract that.