[Avodah] Boys Being Taught How to Cook

[Ben Waxman]

Actually, that isn't quite accurate. Abraham and Isaac owned a lot of
animals but where are they described as sheperds? Jacob was given the job
when he went to Lot's; he didn't choose it. Same with Moshe; he was given 
the
job. Only David can really be described as having been a sheperd and in all
probability that is what his family did.


Ben
>
> I still don't see how you can justify that generalization. It's not
> like the avos, Moshe, David, most of the shofetim, all of our leaders
> who both had opportunity and pre-dated the economic problem of stripping
> Israel bare of grass (shepherding was looked down upon in later years),
> were in a single profession. How do you get from that to ignoring the
> particular profession?
>
>>
> Tir'u baTov!
> -Micha