By Dovid Zaklikowski for COLlive and Hasidic Archives
In 1962, Dr. Yaakov (Jacob) Hanoka became one of the first college-aged Baalei Teshuva in America. He was studying physics at Pennsylvania State University when he first encountered the local Hillel rabbi. When the rabbi saw that Yaakov was showing genuine interest in Yiddishkeit, he arranged for a group of Lubavitchers to host a Shabbaton on campus.
After the Shabbaton, Dr. Hanoka went to meet the Rebbe in Crown Heights, during which the Rebbe encouraged him to register in the Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch – 770 Eastern Parkway.
While in graduate school, Dr. Hanoka had a harried schedule. He would work in the lab until midnight, and then meet friends in a bar until the wee hours of the morning.
The following day, he would wake late and have lunch. As such, when he transitioned to studying in 770, he had a difficult time coping with the daily schedule.
During the private audience, he raised this issue with the Rebbe.
The Rebbe responded (paraphrased), “It is important to have a daily schedule, and to eat, study and go about your activities at a set time.”
The Rebbe then said, “I also find this conduct helpful in my personal life.”
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so what was the daily schedule reccommended by the Rebbe?