[Avodah] More on Mitzvos and Iyun

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 10:38:54PM -0400, Moshe Yehuda Gluck wrote:
: R' MB:
:* Lomdus is of little practical value,

: I would add: ...except if you are already a Baki.

How is it of /practical/ value even to a baqi? Lomdus is Torah lishmah,
knowledge for the sake of knowing Retzon haBorei. It has no applicability,
in fact I argued it can get in the way of being able to decide how to
apply the din. It has no visible impact on the middos amd does little
for deveiqus. (In fact, the Besh"t recommended deveiqus breaks.)

So in what knowable way does deep be'iyun refine and ennoble the
student? And if it's in a mystical way, perhaps it helps the lesser
student in the same metarational way?

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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