[Avodah] More on Mitzvos and Iyun

[Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer]

Micha Berger wrote:

> As my son is a case in point. He would have no problem following the be'iyun,
> if he didn't have to deal with reading the texts. As he is significantly above
> grade level in math, I have little doubt (and a father's confidence and pride)
> that he could follow a tife sevarah with the best of 'em. Should he be
> deprived?
>
>   
I am not addressing the very smart population, regardless of reading issues.

> In general: IQ is a fiction in that intelligence can't be reduced to a single
> number. Different people can gain different things from be'iyun, they needn't
> get everything out of it to get /something/.
>
>   
The question is what is the point of diminishing returns. Would you not 
agree that there is some point at which learning Ein Yaakov would be 
more productive? (As I have noted elsewhere, the question is actually 
sharper when it comes to bekiyus.)

YGB
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