[Avodah] Holier Than Thou

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 07:18:22AM -0400, cantorwolberg at cox.net wrote:
:        Why is it that nobody raises the question of bittul Torah
: regarding other mitzvot, such as hachnosess orchim, bikur cholim and
: hachnosess kallah? Did you forget that l'vayas hameis is also a mitzvah,
: (let alone one for a godol hador)?

I think the question begins when speaking of the levayah for someone
who himself wouldn't go to too many levayos because of bitul Torah. Or
at least, that's how the anonymous "they" portray him.

As for basketball and Torah... I think that someone who strikes the
right balance between excercise and mitzvos will end up being capable
of more mitzvos over the course of his lifetime, anyway.

-Micha