How to Balance Torah Learning and Making a Livelihood - Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Zamir Cohen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

[Applause] to this day there are young people who are very eager to study Torah who even want to join a Yeshiva they want to become wise and learn so if you ask him why don't you go and learn if you want it so much he says first of all I need to work I want to save a lot of money so I'll work day and night without setting time for learning Torah when I become rich I'll have time to study Torah all day the Great Sage H says know that you are mistaken not everyone who engages a lot in business becomes wise it's not because you work exaggerated hours that you will eventually become a Torah scholar the evil inclination deceives us and says why should one set time for Torah study you want to dedicate a year or 6 months to be in a Yeshiva rather work and make a lot of money when you're rich you can study Torah all day that's a suggestion from the evil inclination if you aspire to reach a

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1. 0:00[Applause] to this day there are young people who are very eager to study Torah who…
2. 0:30to study Torah all day the Great Sage H says know that you are mistaken not…
3. 1:00good spiritual level do so now work every day but dedicate time to Torah lessons even…
4. 1:30received it but did not reach the goal did not reach the purpose but when a…
5. 2:00receive everything he needs even without making an effort after we were cursed with by the…
6. 2:30sense and from here on he trusts in God if Hashem wants him to be rich…

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