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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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Non-Jews learning or being taught Torah

there are two mitzvahs that come to mind which are prohibited to non-Jews and they are shabbos and tefillin. Both are refereed to as a sign between G-d and the Jewish people. We learn from the careful …
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What is the minimum amount of Torah knowledge to not be considered an am Haaretz?

Rebbi Yehudah held bad things come into the world on account of amei haaretz. What is the minimum amount of Torah one would have to know to not be considered an am haaretz? Who would this apply to if …
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Recommendation for learning Nach with Family

This is a great book that is easy to read with family. It gives a summary of every chapter in every book of nach... https://seforimdeals.com/store15/index.php/all-books-seforim/yeshiva-seforim/nach/j …
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Differences in Biblical literalism between different Haredi movements

Literal and "pshat"/the simple meaning are not the same thing. Sometimes the "pshat" is literal and sometimes it is not literal and in order to know when. "pshat" is literal and when it isn't depends …
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Interrupting learning to reflect on creation is a cause of mortal guilt. Why is this so bad?

not a contradiction. in the context of pirke avos learning Torah is how one develops love and fear of Gd. In this context interrupting one's learning by using a noble intention as an excuse is a distr …
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Is it forbidden for a woman to learn Gemara?

No, women should learn Torah. It is important to understand that learning Talmud doesn't make one a rabbi and that women still cannot become rabbis. Learning Torah on the other hand should never be di …
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How to choose a yeshiva for an adult?

Usually a parent would have the job of deciding during their youth where to go and as a result will have a better idea of where he wants to go for adult learning. What do the sources have to say about …
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What are some Gemarot that contain a lot of stories and aggadah?

Ein Yaakov is a Sefer which consolidates all of the agadita from the Talmud on one place for easy access. There is some halacha for example it opens up with the beginning of meseches brachos. I think …
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Learning Torah on Christmas

there is an idea to specifically on the eve of the 25th to avoid learning then which only lasts until midnight. One source for this can be found in yom yom for the 17th of teves... "The reason for no …
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Tosafot Peirush

Artscroll has many but not all tosfos explained in footnotes.
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Is it okay to read Torah books by non-frum authors?

Definitely not advisable. They are most likely to contain ideas antithetical to Torah. Better to use your time studying Torah, instead of studying interpretations twisted to go against the Torah. This …
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