[Avodah] Learning on Shavuos - Two Scenarios

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

> My disagreement with you is that you imply that the current minhag is
> wrong, or should be changed. 
> mordechai cohen

What about Qoheles 3 "lakkol zman"?

Maybe it's a mitza for some to stay up all night and mamash assur
for others!

Look at the literature on optional fasts. A talmid chacham or a melamed
who takes on extra fasting at the expensive of his learning or teaching
is a chotei! OTOH there is a time for fasting, too.

EG Why not encourage young Yeshiva Boys to enjoy this rite of passage?
I myself haven't stayed up all night since around 1981, but I made it
a point to encourage my son to stay up.

Also maybe having a vassikin minyan is a good thing also for some -who
maybe cannot stay up late but - who can get up early and daven vassikin
with really good kavvana.

FWIW on erev shabbos YT sheini Beth Aaron Teaneck had a 7 PM mincha
and an 8 pm mincha as well.

KT
RRW
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