Avi Solomon On College Comments

My last two articles on my views of college have received mixed reviews. Some people have thanked me for saying what no one else will say. Other people have expressed to me that college isn’t for Lakewood and they would prefer that I not mention the idea on any forum that could be read by people from Lakewood. I have decided that since my goal of promoting college for those it might be helpful to wasn’t achieved the best thing to do is to drop the issue. Nevertheless, I would like to clarify a few points. In no way did I mean to suggest in my articles that a person in yeshiva should leave the sacred study of Torah to go to college. If a person’s rabbi tells him that college isn’t for him then I am not one to argue with a rav’s p’sak. My concern was for troubled teens who need structure and baalei batim who are tired of working a 9-5 job that doesn’t pay enough to support a family. Read more