Question:
There are people who don’t feel a deep connection with Hashem when they learn Gemara, and they only feel it when they learn sefarim that talk about Avodas Hashem. So what should they do when they have extra time to learn? [Should they learn Gemara, or should they learn about Avodas Hashem?]Answer:
When Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l first came to America, he had to convince parents to send their children to Yeshivos and learn Torah. They asked him, “What will come from our children? Will they become a Rav, a Rosh Yeshivah, a Dayan?” He told them, “Your child will become someone who learns Torah. That is what will come from him.”
We need to change our perspective towards our life. Hashem gave us 24 hours a day so that we can devote our time to Him and to His Torah. There is a curse given to mankind called “parnassah” (having to earn a living), and we need to deal with that curse. But we must know what the essence of life is; we need to breathe what life actually is. Learning Torah is not something that takes up your time. It is your soul itself; it is a very deep connection.
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