[Avodah] More on Mitzvos and Iyun

[Shoshana L. Boublil]

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>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:59:36 -0400
>From: Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org>
>Subject: Re: [Avodah] More on Mitzvos and Iyun
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>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,

Okay, I'm having trouble here with the definitions. Perhaps 
you could assist me:

Baqi - learning broadly and not deeply (?)
Lomdus -- learning as a process of logical analysis of 
content (depth) (?)

If Lomdus is in depth, and the purpose is knowledge of 
Retzon HaBorei how can that not be applicable?  If you know 
what Hashem wants -- you won't do it???!!!

Or is Lomdus not in fact to know Retzon HaBorei but rather 
it's a tool for sharpening the person's intellect, devoid of 
contact with reality (similar to the saying that learning 
Math doesn't make a person a triangle)?

Please enlighten me.

Shoshana L. Boublil