[Avodah] The Main Idea of Judaism

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From: "Akiva Miller" <kennethgmiller at juno.com>

>>  On the other hand, I remember discussing this topic once with one of my 
rebbeim.  He gave me the example of where I can choose between learning 
this sefer or that  sefer. It is absurd to think that either of them would be 
listed as assur to  learn. And as long as I do spend my time learning, can it 
be said that there is  a bigger chiyuv to learn from one over the other?

Yet, if one of them  will help me grow more than the other, don't I owe it 
to myself to avail myself  of that opportunity? How dare I squander my time 
and energy by learning the one  which will help me less! And do I really 
think that HaShem doesn't care which I  choose? (Keep in mind that I might not 
know which sefer is the better one for my  situation, but that's really 
beside the point.) <<


Akiva  Miller

 
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One of the list's talmidei chachamim will provide the exact citation, but I 
 am pretty sure that the Gemara says a person should learn what he is drawn 
to,  what interests him, what inspires him, what he enjoys learning. No one 
person  can learn everything. Different people have different interests and 
different  abilities, and people should read and learn the seforim that 
most appeal to  them. 




--Toby Katz
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Romney  -- good values, good family, good  hair


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