Truthfully. this idea (at least in the USA) of sitting in Kollel and learning for the sake of studying Torah (as opposed to studying with a goal of being a Rav or Rosh Yeshiva)was started by Haraha”g Reb Aharon Kotler Ztz”l. The founding of Bais Medrash HaGadol, in Lakewood. Some people knock this idea, or Lakewood in general. The truth is, that it is B”H one of the crown Jewels of Jewish life in America. However, from an economic point of view,it is beneficial for some Yungeleit who are advancing in age, with growing families, Ke”h, to start seeking part-time employment with the emphasis still being on Learning in the BHM”D.
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