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Why do bochurim in yeshiva have to pay to learn but avreichim in kollel get paid to learn?
Most bochurim in yeshiva dont pay to learn, do they?
(I’m not talking about elementary and high school)
It is assumed that parents will pay for children who are still “living” at home.
Would you like Avreichim to pay too?
Maybe similar to a retirement plan?
because society views singles as kids no matter how old they are while marrieds are conferred immediate adult status.
Bochurim don’t pay to learn. The Yeshiva asks parents to help cover the costs of the institution that’s helping the parents fulfil their job of teaching their son Torah, providing him food, board, and a heated/air conditioned building etc etc. At a fundraiser for a Yeshiva I once attended, the R”Y said tuition only covers about a third of their budget.
A kolel doesn’t pay their members to learn. The same way they provide a building etc for them to learn in, so too do they look to provide for their living expenses. Very different perspective, while it’s the same Torah.
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