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#Someone who learns Torah purely for the sake of heaven is deserving of great rewards.<ref>Mishna Avot 6:1</ref> Even if a person finds himself encouraged to learn for ulterior reasons he should continue to learn and eventually reach the level of learning purely.<ref>Gemara Pesachim 50b</ref> Many emphasize that nowadays it is critical to start learning with an external motivation in order to overcome the Yetzer Hara and become involved in learning Torah<ref>[https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A8_%D7%92* Nefesh HaChaim (Shaar 3* ch. 1 s.v. vegam)]</ref> and once one is involved it'll help purify oneself.<ref>Gra (Mishlei 25:21) writes that even learning which is shelo lishma helps combat the yetzer hara.</ref> | #Someone who learns Torah purely for the sake of heaven is deserving of great rewards.<ref>Mishna Avot 6:1</ref> Even if a person finds himself encouraged to learn for ulterior reasons he should continue to learn and eventually reach the level of learning purely.<ref>Gemara Pesachim 50b</ref> Many emphasize that nowadays it is critical to start learning with an external motivation in order to overcome the Yetzer Hara and become involved in learning Torah<ref>[https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A8_%D7%92* Nefesh HaChaim (Shaar 3* ch. 1 s.v. vegam)]</ref> and once one is involved it'll help purify oneself.<ref>Gra (Mishlei 25:21) writes that even learning which is shelo lishma helps combat the yetzer hara.</ref> | ||
#If one learns and doesn't understand what is learning it isn't considered Talmud Torah.<ref>Magen Avraham 50:2, Mishna Brurah 50:2. Chida in Marit Haayin Avoda Zara 19a s.v. vamar explains that the Gemara which encourages learning without understanding to mean that if one can't understand it one should still learn without understanding. Or that one should learn even if one only understands the words without understanding the greater context. Ayin Yakov explains that it is referring to someone understanding but has questions on it.</ref> Many poskim say that it is considered Talmud Torah when reading Tanach even if one doesn't understand it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Harav 2:12:13. See Divrei Shmuel Al Hatorah p. 11 who quotes the Likutei Maamarim of the Chafetz Chaim as arguing that without understanding even reading mikrah isn't learning.</ref> See Derech Hashem of Ramchal 4:2 | #If one learns and doesn't understand what is learning it isn't considered Talmud Torah.<ref>Magen Avraham 50:2, Mishna Brurah 50:2. Chida in Marit Haayin Avoda Zara 19a s.v. vamar explains that the Gemara which encourages learning without understanding to mean that if one can't understand it one should still learn without understanding. Or that one should learn even if one only understands the words without understanding the greater context. Ayin Yakov explains that it is referring to someone understanding but has questions on it.</ref> Many poskim say that it is considered Talmud Torah when reading Tanach even if one doesn't understand it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Harav 2:12:13. See Divrei Shmuel Al Hatorah p. 11 who quotes the Likutei Maamarim of the Chafetz Chaim as arguing that without understanding even reading mikrah isn't learning.</ref> See Derech Hashem of Ramchal 4:2 | ||
==Mitzvah on the Father== | |||
#A father has an obligation to teach his son Torah.<ref>Rambam Talmud Torah 1:1, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 245:1</ref> If a father doesn't teach his son Torah, the son is obligated to teach himself once he is bar mitzvah'ed and realizes that he should study Torah.<ref>Rambam Talmud Torah 1:3, Shulchan Aruch Harav 2:1. The Frankel Rambam in Hagahot Vtziyunim quotes the Lechem Yehuda who says that the Rambam also means that the son is only obligated to teach himself once he is bar mitzvah'ed. It is also the opinion of the Meiri and Chinuch.</ref> | |||
==Tanach, Mishna, and Talmud== | ==Tanach, Mishna, and Talmud== | ||
