[Avodah] R' Baruch Ber Leibovitch (Prof. Levine)

[Prof. Levine]

At 10:45 AM 4/15/2018, Marty Bluke wrote:
>And that is why the Rama writes "But it is not 
>for a person to learn anything but Torah, Mishna 
>and Gemara and the halachic decisors that come 
>after them and through this they will acquire 
>this world and the world to come. But not with 
>learning any other wisdoms. " It is very simple 
>according to the Rama, the study of Torah is 
>what Hashem wants us to do and is what will get 
>us into the world to come and the study of 
>secular studies will not. That fact remains the 
>same in 2018 as it was 1518, that  a person 
>should devote himself to the learning of torah and not secular studies.

The facts do not remain the same in 2018 as in 
1518.  The day school movement in the US as well 
as all of the Orthodox schools throughout the 
world where secular studies are routinely taught 
from kindergarten on show that things have changed.

Please spend the time to read


"<http://www.jewishpress.com/sections/magazine/glimpses-ajh/history-of-the-day-school-movement-in-america-1880-1916/2017/07/06/>History 
of the Day School Movement in America (1880 – 
1916)" Glimpses Into American Jewish History Part 
147 The Jewish Press, July 6, 2017. This article 
may also be read at 
"<http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/history_day_school_1880_1916.pdf>History 
of the Day School Movement in America (1880-1916)"


"<http://www.jewishpress.com/sections/magazine/glimpses-ajh/the-early-day-school-movement-in-america-1786-1879/2017/05/30/>The 
Early Day School Movement in America (1786 - 
1879)" Glimpses Into American Jewish History Part 
146 The Jewish Press, May 30, 2017.  This article 
may also be read 
at 
"<http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/history_day_school_1786_1879.pdf>History 
of the Day School Movement in America (1786-1879)"


"<http://www.jewishpress.com/sections/magazine/glimpses-ajh/the-early-day-school-movement-in-america/2017/05/04/>The 
Early Day School Movement in America" Glimpses 
Into American Jewish History Part 145 The Jewish 
Press, May 5, 2017.  This article may also be 
read at 
"<http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/history_day_school_1654_1785.pdf>History 
of the Day School Movement in America (1654 – 1785)

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