Judging them by their pocket or by their experience

http://www.vosizneias.com/102984/2012/03/16/jerusalem-meet-the-jewish-billionaire-who-studies-torah-every-morning

I wrote the commentaries on the above article anonymously, numbered 1, 4 and 7.

This was the issue.
I am glad that a man studies Torah each morning.
This is a bright thing to do.

But this guy is not the fitting image of a Gadol.

So I see it this way.
The idea is that the news wants us to either highly respect the man being described for he is a successful business person and still takes time to read and work on his learning.

Or else, he is a great person who has yet to acheive what Torah really proscribes.

I was challenged for writing that I hope he Lives Torah too.  To that I wrote:

Many men read. Some stay for coffee and food. Torah is not an 'external sign' -it is a lifestyle. Black clothes are not the law. Beards are part of our law. I keep my side curls at about 7 inches. Most do not notice but it is against the law to round your corners of your scalp. The rabbis at din.org say that you need at least 0.5 cm of hair on your peyes. The longer the more effective is your blessing.

This fellow who has read Torah every day is to be commended. I have no intention to knock him in any sense. I sense that his fervor for understanding and keeping our interests as a Jew is to his total benefit. I personally would ascribe him as being true to Jewish ethics and that goes a lot further than a total Torah Lifestyle.
The concept I was discussing is that our G-d is True in all senses in all ways to those who adhere in totality to Torah. So this guy is a magistrate for blessings. I would just go further.