[Avodah] Fwd: Rabbi Hershel Schachter - True Freedom

[Ben Waxman]

I'd just like to point out that in the past you used the Rambam in 
Shmitta to justify kollel payments. But just like (at least) one posek 
sees no connection between that Rambam and taking money to learn, so too 
there is no connection between that Rambam and deferring army service.

Ben

On 5/21/2012 11:05 PM, Zev Sero wrote:
>
>> I looked at Rav Moshe's psak on learning in kollel and taking money
>> while learning. He doesn't cite this a heter. RM brings two reasons:
>> we pasken against the Rambam or Et La'asot.
>
> Ma inyan shmita etzel har sinai?  The same Rambam who says not to take
> money for learning says that learning does exempt one from army service.
>