November 29, 2012
Torah V’Avodah: Learning, Labor and the Hierarchy of Jewish Values
Ben Skydell
Ben Skydell teaches in Drisha’s Kollel, high school program, and continuing education classes at Drisha. He is the Rabbi of Congregation Orach Chaim in Manhattan. He is also an Instructor of Judaic Studies at the North Shore Hebrew Academy of Great Neck, New York. He received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
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Work is a hugely important aspect of the human experience, as described by the Torah and its laws. How does one go about making time for Torah study, another important priority? Is work itself ennobling or a curse?