Seeking princes with the following:
This just came in on the neighborhood listShadchan seeking boys between the ages of 22-26 who are Yirei Shamayim, in their thoughts and in their deeds, who are ambitious, and who have a job or are taking the necessary steps to earn a decent parnossah , that will be adequate to support a family B'Ezras Hashem
Ah so many terms here open to interpretation. Like, what is a "Yirei Shamayim" in terms of "deeds?" Is it enough that he doesn't work on Shabbos? Must he also abstain from sports on Shabbos? What of the way he dresses on Shabbos? As for "in there thoughts," would someone test them in their emunah? Or do they mean what they like to read, watch, listen to during their leisure time.
Ambitious in terms of what? From the context, it would seem in terms of earning money. But there are many possible ambitions -- to discover a cure for diseases, to establish a yeshiva, to run for political office, to hold up Torah values to the best of one's ability.
And what is "decent parnossah?" That reminds me of the discussion between the sisters in Sense and Sensibility. The elder said that "wealth" is one of the attributes to seek, while the younger insisted just a "competency." But, in fact, what the younger had in mind by her "competence," estimated at eighteen hundred to two-thousand a year far exceeded the one thousand her sister had in mind for "wealth."
Ah so many terms here open to interpretation. Like, what is a "Yirei Shamayim" in terms of "deeds?" Is it enough that he doesn't work on Shabbos? Must he also abstain from sports on Shabbos? What of the way he dresses on Shabbos? As for "in there thoughts," would someone test them in their emunah? Or do they mean what they like to read, watch, listen to during their leisure time.
Ambitious in terms of what? From the context, it would seem in terms of earning money. But there are many possible ambitions -- to discover a cure for diseases, to establish a yeshiva, to run for political office, to hold up Torah values to the best of one's ability.
And what is "decent parnossah?" That reminds me of the discussion between the sisters in Sense and Sensibility. The elder said that "wealth" is one of the attributes to seek, while the younger insisted just a "competency." But, in fact, what the younger had in mind by her "competence," estimated at eighteen hundred to two-thousand a year far exceeded the one thousand her sister had in mind for "wealth."
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