More than a few chareidi families in Eretz Yisrael live with constant concerns pertaining to parnasa, even towards maintaining a minimum standard of living. In some homes the wife takes care of the children and the home while the husband’s only source of income is from kollel.
In recent days, HaGaon HaRav Bentzion Mutzafi was asked for his opinion regarding such families; those that are constantly struggling to maintain a minimum standard. The Sephardi posek’s response surprised many.
A woman who identifies with the chareidi community explained “I stopped working three months ago and things are hard at home. My husband is also not working as he learns in kollel and we have three children and a fourth on the way”.
The woman asked for a bracha for parnasa and asked what segulah might improve their situation. HaGaon HaRav Mutzafi responded “the husband should get out and work a minimum of a half day”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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This rabbi is a Gaon olam. We need more like him.
Good plan
Kol HaKavod.
That is real Daat Torah.
I don’t get this article. Everybody’s situation is different and what is good for the goose is NOT necessarily good for the gander. Each person’s situation is different and each needs to consult with his specific Rav who knows every aspect of that person and his family. Their needs and their struggles, their background, etc.
Furthermore, you talk as if going out and working is always going to resolve one’s financial situation. There are plenty of families in which both parents work and they are still struggling terribly, even those with degrees.
Furthermore, I know people who quit work and went back in to learning and are doing better now than then. Should we then say that doing so is a “segulah” for parnasah tova?!
I’m sorry to say, but taking a story and implying that it is a “segulah” for everyone is very irresponsible.
Some stories are better left unsaid.
That segullah has worked for me for many years. I find it especially effective when it follows a college education. וכל המרבה, הרי זה משובח.
Working a whole day generally brings in even more money.
This was said to this particular individual. We don’t know all the details. You cant use this as a general rule. We don’t pasken Halacha based on stories.
You know a good Segulah for Parnassah? Education and Working.
Wow, imagine that. Im ein kemach ein Torah is still applicable.
Of course! Harbe asu keR’ Shimon v’lo alsa b’yodom – It is high time they started working biy’shuvo shel olam. You can’t build cities upon cities on leidig gehers.
Lol…that’s a smart Chacham..
Finally a Rabbi with honesty…
Get a JOB AND STOP relying on a miracle
Great segula!
Mazal Tov! Finally, a sensible answer. I would bet that many of these Kollel guys learning would improves and be more intense if they were working part-time. They’d have less time, so many wouldn’t waste some of it.
Also, how does their children benefit if the mother has a few jobs, takes care of the household and has 8-10 kids or more, with the husband being in Kollel full-time, so neither parent spends that much time with the children?
Don’t say it’s not true, I know first hand many such cases.
This common sense not a segula.
That’s not a segulah it’s Hishtadlus
The Satmar Rav, Reb Yoel teitelbaum was asked if parshas haman is a segula for parnasah? he responded “only if said before 8:oo AM, after that one should be at his job.
In other news… Water is wet.
Maybe a bigger segula is for the husband to work a FULL day. The most Chashuv thing is to see Baalei Batim get up early and have sedarim in learning before work and then again, later in the evening. These people are the heroes of Klal Yisroel.
Just a quick survey from all you commentators. How many of you guys actually work part time and learn the rest of the day?
I thought so.
How many of you learn more than an hour a day?
Not surprised.
It’s easy to talk. Perhaps start putting more time into your learning and less time into work. (That’s Pirkei Avos for those of you that never went through it)
לעילוי נשמת הגר”ש בירנבוים זצ”ל
Softwords, Though there are families in which both parents work and they are still struggling terribly, even those with degrees, not having a job GUARANTEES that the family will struggle.