Questions tagged [torah-study]
Questions about the mitzvah to study Torah, and the nature of Torah study. This tag is not intended to be a general tag about Torah. Almost every question on the site is about Torah in some sense. If your question is about a passage in the Bible, try one of the book tags.
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When is there Kaddish after a shiur?
When do you say Kaddish Derabanan after a shiur? What are the requirements for this Kaddish?
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Saying words of prayer or Torah while an immodest photo or drawing is in your field of vision?
The halachah is clear (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 75) that one may not recite Shema, or any other words of Torah or prayer, while in the presence of parts of the human body that should be covered.
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"Chabad" Gemara learning?
Is there a specifically "Chabad" way of learning Gemara? Is there a Chabad commentary on the Gemara?
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Best Sites for Reading/Listening to Great Divrei Torah
What are some good sites for Divrei Torah, and what are the strengths of each?
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Which Chumash has the most meforshim?
What sefer (prob Mikraos Gedolos) has the most meforshim in it?
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Where can I find a good index for Rashi? Either online (preferably) or a sefer
Where can I find a good index for Rashi? Either online (preferably) or a sefer....
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What was the earliest use of the Rambam's language in Shmita V'Yovel in support of kollel study?
Here's the Rambam, waxing poetic at the end of Laws of Shmita and Yovel (and his entire volume of Zeraim):
ולא שבט לוי בלבד, אלא כל איש ואיש מכל באי העולם אשר נדבה רוחו אותו והבינו מדעו להיבדל לעמוד ...
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"Baruch shekivanti..."
There is a phrase of self-compliment people use when they find that they have independently arrived at the same conclusion as someone great. It begins with the words "ברוך שכיוונתי", translated ...
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What can one learn on Tisha B'Av?
What are you allowed to learn on Tisha B'Av in general particularity which Gemaras?
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Did the Jews in the Midbar know the entire Torah?
The G'mara in Y'vamos (ד) and B'rachos (כא) records a dispute over whether laws can be deduced from the fact of two p'sukim appearing adjacent to one another in the Torah.
The Mahara"tz Chayos (...
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Women and Birchas Hatorah
Why do women have to say Birchas Hatorah they are not commanded to learn Torah as men are?
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Minimum Age to Learn Kabbalah?
How old do you have to be to learn Kabbalah?
(I think its 60 ) but it seems everyone learns it anyway (Maharal, Chassidus). Is there a defense or is it just done?
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birchas hatorah if one isn't going to learn
Does one have a chiyuv to say birchas hatorah if he isn't going to learn anyway that day?
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Staying up all night on Shavu'ot
Every year, when I stay up learning Torah through the first night of Shavu'ot, I invariably fall asleep during the subsequent morning prayers. Last year, I tried something new: Learn all night, but ...
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Does listening to Torah content count as the mitzvah of Talmud Torah?
Do I get the miztvah of learning Torah, by listening to your answers of these peoples questions?
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Birchas hatorah from the Torah?
I've heard many times that the obligation of saying birchas hatorah is most likely from the Torah (as opposed to mi-dirabanan). How could we not know? If it's from the Torah, then it's from the Torah!
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Is Mi Yodeya helpful? [closed]
Does anyone here feel that this site is helpful? I do, but is it Bitul Torah? Because you could always go look up the answer in a sefer and get more schar (reward).
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Why is learning Torah today harder than 1000 years ago? [closed]
Why did Hashem make it harder for this generation to learn Torah, rather than making it equal for every generation? We have all these distractions like tv or games.
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Any primary sources that all Jewish males should l'chatchila stay in learning forever?
Does anyone know of any specific sources in Chazal or Rishonim (or even earlier achronim) that indicate that l'chatchila all Jewish males should learn full time forever? I know that this is the ...
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What are the essential books which every Jew should own? [closed]
What Jewish religious books should one consider when starting a Jewish Library in their home? A set of Shas (Talmud) and the Shulchan Orech (Code of Jewish Law) are the obvious ones, What else should ...
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Talmud Study, Where to start [closed]
I would like to start to study Talmud, BUT do not know how, where to start.
My Jewish training is basically non-existent. I learned how to read the Hebrew words in the Siddur, Machzor, and Chumash - - ...
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Torah studies at Synagogue [closed]
How do we make studying Torah by adults a central part of our synagogue?
Steve Keleman