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# Before one learns Torah one must recite the Birchot HaTorah, praising God for giving us, the Chosen Nation, His Torah, and beseeching Him to make it sweet for us and our descendants. | |||
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# The level of obligation of Birkot HaTorah is subject to debate. Some say it is a Torah-level obligation, while others argue it is merely rabbinic.<ref> Ramban in Sefer HaMitzvot of the Rambam adds Birkat HaTorah as a Mitzvah Deoraita based on Gemara Brachot which learns these brachot from the pasuk ''“Ki Shem Hashem Ekrah Havu Godel LeElokenu"''. See Mishkenot Yaakov OC 43 for more details. See Ramban there and Minchat Chinuch 430:5 who classify these brachot as brachot of praise (Birkot HaShevach). Because of the dispute in the [[Rishonim]] as to whether these brachot are Deoraita or Derabanan the rule of [[Safek Brachot LeHakel]] still applies. </ref> | |||
# One should be very careful to say Birchot HaTorah before learning.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 47:1</ref> The brachot should be said with great [[Simcha]] (happiness) for being fortunate enough to be chosen and be privileged with the Torah.<ref>Mishna Brurah 47:4 </ref> | # One should be very careful to say Birchot HaTorah before learning.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch 47:1</ref> The brachot should be said with great [[Simcha]] (happiness) for being fortunate enough to be chosen and be privileged with the Torah.<ref>Mishna Brurah 47:4 </ref> | ||
# There is a dispute whether it is forbidden to learn Torah without brachot hatorah when one can't otherwise recite brachot.<ref>Rav Nevinsal in Mishna Brurah 47:28 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman and Chazon Ish who held that it is permitted to learn when one can't recite the brachot because of safek brachot lehakel. See Minchat Shlomo 91:1 s.v. agav.</ref> | # There is a dispute whether it is forbidden to learn Torah without brachot hatorah when one can't otherwise recite brachot.<ref>Rav Nevinsal in Mishna Brurah 47:28 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman and Chazon Ish who held that it is permitted to learn when one can't recite the brachot because of safek brachot lehakel. See Minchat Shlomo 91:1 s.v. agav.</ref> | ||
