[Avodah] nefesh hachayim

Joel Rich joelirarich at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 01:02:53 PST 2026


פש החיים שער ד פרק ז
כן רשאי האדם להפסיק ולבטל זמן מועט מהלימוד. להתבונן מעט ביראת ה'. ואינו
חושש בזה. משום ביטול תורה כיון שהוא הגורם שתתקיים אצלו חכמה התורה:
"Similarly, one is permitted to interrupt and neglect learning briefly in
order to contemplate for a bit the fear/awe of HKBH. And he need not be
concerned about this being neglect of Torah (learning), since this is what
causes his wisdom of Torah to be sustained." (my translation)

Fascinating,  is he saying that the only reason contemplating yirah during
learning is that it is intrinsic to learning because it causes his torah to
be remembered, not as an independent value. Thoughts?


KT
Joel Rich
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