[Avodah] Gra on men taking care of babies

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

In the thread titled "biography of R. Elyashiv", R' Zev Sero quoted a post which R' Ben Waxman posted on Areivim:

> The Gra writes in his perush on Pirke Avot that if someone hears
> his baby cry at night, he should ignore him and let his wife take
> care of the baby. Either the man is learning or sleeping in order
> to learn. Either way, the baby's problems are not his concern.

I am SHOCKED by this. If the Gra (or anyone else) would say such a thing, surely they would point out that it only refers to people who never interrupt their learning for any other mitzva.

And even if so, to say that "the baby's problems are not his concern" seems absurd. Maybe his learning takes priority over his child's pain, but to say that he should not be concerned seems cruel.

Can someone tell me where this appears?

Akiva Miller

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