What caused the delinquency of a sage?

Hi,

"What happened with Acher [to lead him to abandon Torah]? Greek song did not leave his mouth. They say that when he stood from the study hall, many books of heretics fell from his lap."

(Talmud, Chagigah 15b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Torah study and secular study, side by side

Hi,

"Our children need not forego the benefits of a worthwhile secular education; they need not sacrifice the opportunities for the study of the arts and sciences in order to obtain all the treasures of truth and wisdom that Judaism holds for their lives. If both studies are nurtured hand in hand, there will be ample room for both; the one will reinforce the other and the result will be a Jewish education that will find favor in the eyes of both Gd and man."

(R' Samson Raphael Hirsch, Religious Education, Collected Writings 7:21)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Torah study and Secular study

Hi,

"Ben Dama, the nephew of R’ Yishmael, asked R’ Yishmael: I have learned the entire Torah. May someone like me study Greek wisdom?

"R’ Yishmael responded by citing this verse (Joshua 1): ‘This Torah scroll will not leave your mouth, and you will speak of it day and night.’ Go find a time which is neither day nor night, and during that time you may study Greek wisdom."

(Talmud, Menachot 99b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai