[Avodah] Two Faces of Talmud Torah

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The Ramchal in Derech Hashem Part 4 ch. 2 paragrah 1

"The study of tora is an absolute necessity for w/o one cannot follow
the Torah' commandments..

In addition, however, Trah study is an end in itself in its own right
for it ... Perfects man.."

In my rabbinic practicum I made a drasha on Mishpatim's na'aseh V'Nishma
along those same lines (IIRC) based upon the Malbim: viz. That Na'aseh
presupposes Torah study as a "how to" manual for the na'aseh aspect;
while Nishma is the reflective, contemplative aspect of Torah learning.

Furthermore women are obligated in aspect One but not in aspect two.
All women need to learn is how to do mitzvos.

However, if a man masters the performance details of all 613 Mitzvos he
is obliged to continue learning. This would be "Nishma" learning.

Perhaps Nishma equates to lishma learning

Chag Shavuos samei'ach
RRW
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