The problem most people have with supporting kollels is that their doesn’t seem to be any criteria similar to secular colleges for gaining admission or maintaining their academic standing. Not everyone graduating from a yeshiva high school is qualified to sit and learn all day yet they all seem to find a place to take them. Kollel is like graduate school, only the cream should be supported by the community. If someone who falls into bottom half of the bell curve wants to sit and learn, it should not be the community’s responsibility to support him.
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