Learning in Kollel as an Individual and as a Community
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The Gemara[1] explains that there was once an intense dispute between Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai whether it was appropriate to learn full-time and rely on Hashem to work out a person's livelihood or to both work and learn. The conclusion of the gemara is that many people tried Rabbi Shimon's system and failed, while many times Rabbi Yishmael's system and succeeded.
Value 1: Making a Parnasa
- See the Parnasa page for reasons as to why there is a halachic imperative to make a Parnasa.
Value 2: Learning Torah is Unique
- Learning sustains the upkeep of the world
Making a Stipend for Learning
- The Rambam holds that it is forbidden to make money from learning Torah. However, the Kesef Mishna and many others write how we're simply unable to both learn and earn a living without taking money to learn. Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Ovadia Yosef concur that it is permissible to take a stipend for learning in Kollel and one shouldn't be concerned with the opinion of the Rambam on this matter.
Sources
- ↑ Gemara Brachot 35b
