Should somebody who is involved in full-time Torah study set aside time every day for kiruv rechokim?
I have been asked this question many times, and the truth is that there is no general rule in this matter. Every case has to be judged independently. The student’s own teacher is in the best position to make the assessment because he understands his pupil’s nature and talents. There are some students who become completely derailed from their studies if they adopt the smallest project. And there are others who are able to remain focused. Some are engaged in such deep analysis that the slightest break would be highly disruptive. Rabbi Aharon Kotler, zt”l, derived from the Rambam…that when we desist from Torah study in order to perform another mitzvah, we must also take into consideration the Torah study that will be neglected after the other mitzvah has been completed… When occasional opportunities for kiruv rechokim arise, yeshiva students are definitely obligated to participate. In the responsa of the Maharam Shik (Yo”d, 227), he decides that if it is permissible to stop studying T
