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<div>>> In any case, a statement about interrupting a mitzvah can't be taken<br>to be one about prioritization. <<</div>
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<div>That wasn't the source quoted for this discussion. The source was the Gemara in Megillah which states that Talmud Torah is indeed greater than Hatzalas Nefashos as a choice of prioritization. This is what the Chafetz Chaim was talking about.
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<div><br>>> To never leave the "ivory towers" of talmud Torah to apply that Torah<br>beguf and to the real world would be form with no substance, empty and<br>without embodiment. <<</div>
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<div>What of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his group, who are granted Toraso Umanuso exemptions from Mitzvos Ma'asiyos?</div>
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<div>There is no question that a professional who dedicates time to Limmud and Harbatzas Torah is laudable. The question is whether that choice is inferior to a full time Torah study lifestyle with no other significant tangible contribution to society other than Torah study.
<br><br><br>>> Second, as I said on top, the mishnah calls on us to have equal<br>zehirus for all mitzvos -- even ones that are qalos in some ways<br>compared to others! So how can we then take talmud torah keneged kulam
<br><span></span>as proof to give it more zehirus? <<</div>
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<div>As above, that isn't the source that proves this. And, who is advocating less Zehirus in other Mitzvos?<br><br><br> </div>