Being Paid To Learn

In this course Rabbi Dovid Fink will cover the topic professional scholarship. Is it proper to spend one’s entire life studying Torah while being supported by the community? See what the great halachic authorities have to say about being paid to learn.

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January 8, 2012 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Being Paid To Learn: Lesson 1

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Do the great rabbis permit, prohibit, or encourage the study of Torah while receiving financial support? We will examine the words of the poskim and explore diverse approaches to this question.

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Rabbi Dovid Fink

In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.