Re: The Model 'Baalebos' (head of a household)
Shlomo Godick (shlomog@ibm.net)
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:17:14 -0800
Akiva & Gila Atwood <atwood@netvision.net.il> wrote:
<<And may I mention the Torah Temimah and the Chochmas Adam, notable
seforim written by "baalebosim." Earning a living is by NO means a
negative reflection of a person's Torah knowledge or yiras shamayim (fear
of heaven) - - that should be obvious!>>
In our own generation we can point to Pinchas Kahati z"l, the Bank Mizrachi
teller who wrote that impressive commentary to the Mishna that is found on
the bookshelves of many religious Jewish households.
Kol tuv,
Shlomo Godick
Rechasim, Israel