New answers tagged torah-study
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Torah is studied properly if the goal is to observe that which is learned (Avos 4:5). If someone studies the many halachos that have bearing on one's character (e.g. those related to kindness, honesty, alacrity, discipline, etc.) without meaning to fulfill what he learns, that is not proper Torah study, and cannot be expected to improve his character.
The ...
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Smiche is needed to write anything about Yore Dea (specifically Kashrus). I heard that was actually one of the reasons the Chofetz Chaim never wrote about it.
Also to be a Rov means that people can ask you about practical details, something a Maggid Shiur won't answer (I saw it quite often actually that important Roshei Yeshive never answered Haloche)
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According to the Siddur HaRashash as set forth in Shaar HaKavvanot 89a(the paragraph that starts with the words זהו הסדר).
Tikun Leil Shavuot:
Genesis 1:1-Gen 2:4
Gen 6:6-6:12
Gen 11:30-12:3
Gen 17:25-18:3
Gen 22:22-23:3
Gen 25:16-21
Gen 28:7-12
Gen 32:3-8
Gen 36:41-37:3
Gen 40:21-41:3
Gen 44:15-20
Gen 47:23-28
Gen 50:24-Ex 1:3
Ex ...
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Yes, the Ramah says it would be preferable if he could get a good income AND occupy himself in Torah study - but the Ramah concludes that such a scenario is not the norm so (Lehalacha the reverts to the original statement) it goes back to the original Heter.
See the Shach #20 where he elaborates on the importance of such groups so that the Torah should not ...
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R' Moshe Feinstein said that while one can learn that it would be prohibited according to the Rambam, the custom for many generations was to permit it. Therefore, he said that one is allowed to take money either because:
The Halacha doesn't follow the Rambam
The Halacha follows the Rambam but the Rambam would allow one to take money if one needs to learn ...
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On one foot, the idea is that a person must sensitize him/herself to that which is outside themselves. We need to leave room for the needs of others in our worldview, if we do not do this we won't leave room for God or even our real needs. The entire Torah is about subduing our ego and going against the natural inclination of all animals (humans included) by ...
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R' Shneur Zalman of Liadi says in Chapter 32 of Tanya (colloquially called the "Lev" of Tanya - the heart of Tanya) that one can have true love of a fellow Jew only if he views his soul primary and his body secondary (since our souls have one root, so there is no cause for division, machlokes, etc.) Therefore,
The Alter Rebbe’s answer follows from his ...
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The first step in considering conversion is to learn about Judaism and Jewish history on your own, so you can choose, first, whether you want to be a Jew (not an easy choice) and also what kind of Judaism you would want to pursue, because there are many options. This site is a great place to start, though it often only presents an "Orthodox" perspective. I'd ...
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Part of the answer:
I will paraphrase a dvar Torah that seems to best address the discussion. I will first point out that this is in sharp contrast -though, seemingly subtle to the following that is derived from Hillel's statement:
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you"
The problem with that is that what I enjoy is not what you would enjoy ...
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First of all, as the old story goes - the questioner should learn neither, he should learn Mussar. After learning Mussar properly, he/she will realize that there is time for both b'iyun and b'kius learning.
Based on the Bavli, Megilla 6b
ואמר ר׳ יצחק אם יאמר לך אדם יגעתי ולא מצאתי אל תאמן לא יגעתי ומצאתי אל תאמן יגעתי ומצאתי תאמן הני מילי בדברי תורה אבל ...
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There is a story printed in Rabbi Zevin's Sippurei Chassidim (translated by Artscroll as "A Treasury of Chassidic Tales"). I haven't read it in a while, so I don't remember all the details, but here's what I do remember:
The son of one of the Rebbeim (it might have been Ger or Belz) became Rebbe when his predecessor passed away. Some of the Chassidim ...
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Rabbi Avraham Danczig -- best-known for his work Chayei Adam (c. 1800), describes his own life's struggle as a businessman trying to find time for Torah in the introduction to his work Chochmas Adam. He discusses it there.
It's not that merchants are arrogant, the point was a warning "if you let yourself get too caught up in your work, you'll never have ...
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You might be interested in the index and collection of commentaries on Agadot, found on the Mechon Halacha Berura's website. I didn't fully understand the relationship between the Halacha Berura Institute and this collection of commentaries on the Agadot, but either way, they collect explanations of Agadot that are scattered throughout, Rabinical Literature.
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Among Rishonim, the Meiri often explains aggadah, and the Rashba wrote a commentary specifically on aggadeta. The sefer Ein Eliyahu is a multi-volume commentary on aggadah. Many aggadeta are also discussed by the Chida in his פתח עינים. R. Moshe Tzuriel also collected many commentaries on aggadah in his Leket Peirushei Aggadah
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You would probably like this JLI class called Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of our Sages. See if you can find one in your area.
Especially the book that comes with the class has many references to Aggadas, and by seeing which books are quoted you will probably find many leads.
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There is a book that you might enjoy, titled פירוש על כמה אגדות, which was first published by descendants of the Gra in Vilna, 1800. It comprises the Gra's commentary on the Rabbah bar Bar-Chanah stories (Bava Batra 73a-74a) and the Savei deVei Atuna riddles ("the riddles of the elders of Athens"; Bechorot 8b, Avodah Zarah 11b and Yoma 9b). It has been ...
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I recommend two books in particular:
Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff, The Rav: The World of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (2 vols; ed. Joseph Epstein; Ktav Publishing House, 1999);
Reuven Ziegler, Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Urim Publications, 2012).
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There is a 16-part audio web series from Web Yeshiva given on the Lonely Man of Faith taught by Rabbi Jeffrey Saks.
you can download it from here: http://www.yutorah.org/search/?s=lonely+man&series=4191
Give's a nice introduction to Rav Soloveitchik's teachings.
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Presumably from the gemarah Megillah 32a.
ר' שפטיה אמר ר' יוחנן: one who reads the Torah without a pleasant voice,or one who learns Mishsnah without a tune...(gemarah brings a passuk about this person and compares it to sin).
Tosfos explains they used to learn with a tune since they learned by heart and this way they remembered it.
This seems to be a very ...
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In the Rodelheim tikkun, all the Tanach and Shas parts as mentioned above will be found, but minus any of the Zohar, Sefer HeYetzira, etc. mentioned.
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