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</font><h1><b>Rav Avigdor Miller on The Learning
Boy</b></h1><font size=3><b>Q: <br>
What should a girl do if her chosson says that he intends to learn
forever? <br>
</b>A:<br>
She should change her mind about him and she should look for somebody
else. Every man has the right to learn for a certain amount of time but
he must be clear in his conviction that eventually he must support his
family. If a young man makes a condition with his kallah that he will be
learning forever no matter what, then he is not a useful person at all.
Forget about him.<br><br>
Now, it could be that sometimes things work out. He might, let's say, get
a very big stipend from a Kollel. Or sometimes he might, for example, get
an opportunity to give shiur in a high-level Mesivta. He's saying a shiur
for talmidei chachomim and he's making a parnasa. That's a pleasure! And
then he can learn forever. Sure, why not? <br>
But if he makes a stipulation beforehand - if he tells you, "I'm
never going to work," then I think that you should forget about
him.<br>
TAPE # E-180<br><br>
You may find the article
"<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewishpress.com%2Findepth%2Ffront-page%2Fthe-obligation-to-support-a-family%2F2015%2F02%2F18%2F0%2F%3Fprint&data=02%7C01%7Cllevine%40stevens.edu%7C958f5038400441b165bb08d5f17b1306%7C8d1a69ec03b54345ae21dad112f5fb4f%7C0%7C1%7C636680433289986310&sdata=N7H27LHkJI89NHFpUdlSXx%2FXKCByt%2Bj4bh0R06KaeAE%3D&reserved=0">
The Obligation to Support a Family</a>" <b>The Jewish
Press,</b> February 18, 2015, front page. on this topic also of
interest.<br>
YL<br>
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