How much time should a person give away to help others come closer to Torah and to Yiddishkeit?
ANSWER:
Now that's a question that I have been concerned with for at least forty years and I never found an answer.
Tentatively we say as follows: as long as you're interested in learning, if you have an hour that you want to spend on learning, do it for yourself. But keep in mind that there are hours that you do waste. Many people need some recreation; it's fun to be mekareiv rechokim.
And there is plenty of wasted time – I'll give you an example. If you're a yeshiva man, Friday after the seder, if you would sit in the Bais Hamedrash while they're sweeping up, and you sit in the dust and you continue to learn – some people do that – till the last moment… just before Shabbos you run home to take a shower – don't budge, keep on learning!
But if you are going to waste time Friday afternoon, then waste it on kiruv rechokim, and get Olam Habah in your spare time. There is a lot of time wasted by everybody. Some people need a little rest from learning and a change.
But the rule is – it may sound selfish, but I wouldn't budge from that. If you have an hour to learn, do so, and don't give it away for any other purpose.
Good Shabbos To All
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