[Avodah] Volunteers?

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 02:22:01PM -0400, David Riceman wrote:
: Rich, Joel wrote:
:> 2. Assuming such an individual has unique skills such that the 
:> activity cannot be done by others, is the schar they receive for that 
:> activity equal to that which they would have received for learning or 
:> is it less but they still have to do it?

: Why do you think that schar can be ordered? Couldn't it be that you get 
: different schar for act a and b, but they are not commensurable?

It is for this reason I would not agree with the basic assumption behind
RJR's original question:
> 1. Does a ben yeshiva or a baal habayit who takes learning seriously and
> understands that "spare time" is learning time (to the extent possible)
> have a permanent pass from these activities as long as there are others
> who don't have the same view?

If these activities are mitzvos, including providing for the tzibbur,
then perhaps this ben yeshiva or baal habayis is simply wrong.

Mashal: Suppose someone went to a doctor, who found that for someone with
their medical history, spinach would be the healthiest of all foods. It
would bolster their low iron count, provide roughage, etc...

Does that mean that that person should only eat spinach?

We need a balanced diet of mitzvos as well, no?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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