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face=Arial>From: "Akiva Miller" <kennethgmiller@juno.com><BR><BR>>>
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?<BR><BR>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.) <<<BR><BR><BR>Akiva
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<DIV>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
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><STRONG>--Toby Katz<BR>=============</STRONG><BR>Romney
-- good values, good family, good
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