I also already cited RYHutner, about "kol hama'rich 'echad'" and the<br>value of having as broad of a life as possible. RHS's trip to the<br>Alps, lest he have no answer when HQBH asks "Did you see my beautiful
<br>Alps?" seems along the same lines. Neither limit that breadth to Torah<br>umitzvos. Our case should be a lo kol shekein.>><br><br>The problem is that you are quoting the "wrong poskim". The Israeli charedi
<br>rabbis led by R. Schach and the Steipler Zt"l paskened that a talmid in<br>yeshivah is not allowed to do ANY other things. This especially includes<br>hatzalah. However, it also includes not helping build mikvaot and other such mitzvot.
<br>These are supposed to be done exclusively by people outside of yeshiva<br><br>BTW the story with RHS reminds me of the similar story about the Ponivizher Rav<br>who went to the aquarium in Miami (while on a fundraising mission) for the
<br>same reason that one is required to see all of G-d's creations.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel