THE BAIS HAVAAD HALACHA JOURNAL: Volume 5776 Issue XXXVIII Korach PARTNERS IN TORAH? Do “Yissocher-Zevulun” partnerships actually work? By: Rav Eliezer Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ner Mizrach, Atlanta GA

Introduction Most people do not have sufficient time and financial resources to learn Torah as a full-time occupation. Of course, they certainly have a personal obligation to study Torah for at least a portion of each day. However, they may wish to go beyond the basic fulfillment of this Mitzvah and arrange a partnership with scholar studying in Kollel, whereby the one working commits to support the one learning full-time, and in return he receives half of the reward of the learning. This is essentially the same arrangement that the Shevatim of Yisachar and Zevulun had as well, where Yisachar studied Torah, and Zevulun worked to support him.1 We must inquire however, how does this arrangement actually work? Is it really possible for one to accrue merit from the Torah learning performed by another individual?