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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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Learning laws of aveilut when your parents are alive?
Here it brings the following sources on the matter:
The Chasam Sofer (Shut Y.D. 346) was concerned about it and spoke about pushing off the learning until the coming Tisha B'Av.
Sefer Chassidim (261) …
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Everything is in the Torah
One source for this is the introduction of the Ramban to Sefer Bereishis, where he says that the 50 gates of wisdom minus one that were given to Moshe represent knowledge about all that is in creation …
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Is there a Jewish reason not to take notes when studying?
The Rambam writes in the Introduction to Mishne Torah:
רבינו הקדוש חיבר המשנה. ומימות משה רבינו ועד רבינו הקדוש לא חיברו חבור שמלמדין אותו ברבים בתורה שבעל פה. אלא בכל דור ודור ראש בית דין או נביא שה …
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Are there any early mentions of the concept of "l'iluy nishmas"?
Rashi to Shmuel II 19:1:
my son, my son: My son, my son eight times; seven that brought him forth from the seven levels of Gehinnom, and one that brought him into the world to come.
(Referring t …
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Getaways that are focused on learning
What available programs are there for someone looking to get away for a few days in an environment focused on learning?
I know of many such programs targeted for Ba'alei Teshuva or potential Ba'alei …
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Why does ArtScroll place Birkot Hatorah towards the end of Birkot Hashachar?
It uses this order because that is the traditional Nusach it is using. The Ramo justifies this in O.C. 46:9, see here for additional sources, primarily the Maharil and the Maharam MiRottenburg, both A …
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Does a superficial malformation of the Tanach's cover defile the Tanach?
Judaism doesn't have a concept of defiling holy books in that sense. They have to be treated respectfully, but even if they weren't (and your case really isn't such an example) they don't lose their s …
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Is Listening to a Torah Tape considered Talmud Torah?
Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilchos Talmud Torah 3:12 says in part:
וכל אדם צריך ליזהר להוציא בשפתיו ולהשמיע לאזניו כל מה שלומד בין במקרא משנה ותלמוד אלא אם כן בשעת עיון להבין דבר מתוך דבר וכל מה שלומד בהרה …
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Words of Torah Need Not Be Enunciated
Encyclopedia Talmudis (הרהור כדבור) says that the Meiri holds this way (it does not mention the Ritva) and any Rishon who holds the Halacha is like Ravina that thought is equivalent to speech in regar …
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Words of Torah Must Be Enunciated
The Tzemach Tzedek in Or HaTorah p. 866 points to the R. Yitzchak of Corbil in the SMa"K who includes learning Torah in the Mitzvos dependent on speech instead of in the section of Mitzvos dependent o …
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Midrash About God Repeating Words of Torah
This is found in Tanna Devei Eliyahu Rabba, beginning of chapter 18 and Yalkut Shamoni Eicha 1034.
The Tanna Devei Eliyahu version is:
מאי שפכי כמים לבך נוכח פני ה' מכאן אמרו כל ת"ח שיושב וקורא ושונה …
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Are We Biblically Commanded to Study the Oral Law According to Maimonides?
There are three general categories of understanding this Rambam.
The obligation to teach one's child is limited to Torah SheBeksav (note, if there is a Rabbinic requirement to do it, the Rambam does …
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What to do with Torah novella thought in the bathroom by accident
Shulchan Aruch HaRav writes (Hilchos Talmud Torah 3:8):
אסור לתלמיד חכם לעמוד במקום הטינופת לפי שאי אפשר לו בלא הרהורי תורה ומכל מקום מותר לו ליכנס לבית הכסא או למרחץ אף מתוך פלפול והלכה שאינה פסוקה …
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Why learn Gemara?
In truth you can't necessarily pasken directly from Halacha seforim either. Paskening directly from how you understand the Mishna, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch or Ramo, and really any such terse statements, …
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Torah Study Of Rabbinic Laws
Shulchan Aruch HaRav writes in Hilchos Talmud Torah (2:1) that the obligation to study Torah includes דיקדוקי סופרים, which Rashi (Succah 28a) defines as Rabbinic enactments.
(Note that, pace the Aru …
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