# Rav Hershel Schachter: Finding Meaning as a Ben Torah in the Workforce (Shiur plus Q&A)

From **Shtark Tank with Yaakov Wolff** by Yaakov Wolff.

- **Published:** Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:10:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:40:09
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<p>Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="Shtarktank.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Shtarktank.org</a></p><p>Rav Hershel Schachter addresses one of the most persistent tensions in the frum professional world: does the ben Torah at work matter as much as the one in the beis medrash? </p><p>Recorded live in partnership with the OU Israel Business Professionals Network, this episode includes the full shiur plus a Q&amp;A.</p><p><strong>What's covered:</strong></p><ul><li>Why Klal Yisrael needs doctors, lawyers, engineers, and businessmen just as much as it needs roshei yeshiva, and why the "learning is more important" mindset is a distortion, not a Torah value</li><li>The little-known letter from Rav Elya Meir Bloch on why the religious world can't afford to run from Zionism, Tanach, or Ivrit</li><li>A Q&amp;A covering how much work is enough, whether a rabbi should be wealthy, balancing communal obligations against raising your own children, and a practical seder for using limited learning time (starting with Kitzur Shulchan Aruch)</li><li>Why Rav Schachter has spent 30 years teaching high schoolers at NCSY Kollel, and what he sees in that generation</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>