Editing Torah (section)

== Torah Study ==
<blockquote>"The appropriate self-sacrifice for Torah scholars is as our Sages interpreted the verse 'When a man dies in the tent' - to nullify all worldly pleasures. For even minor worldly pleasures prevent one from being completely devoted to the tent of Torah."</blockquote>

* Hayom Yom, 1st of Tammuz

Torah study is a constant mitzvah that every Jew is obligated to fulfill during any free time, whether young, old, sick, or suffering. As stated in the Torah: "And you shall meditate in it day and night." The Alter Rebbe rules in the Shulchan Aruch that this mitzvah is only fulfilled through verbal study - when possible.

Regarding Torah study, the Mishnah states "And the study of Torah is equal to them all." There is a debate in the Yerushalmi about the interpretation of this Mishnah - one opinion says it means Torah study is equal to all worldly desires, while the second opinion states that "even all the mitzvot of the Torah are not equal to one letter of the Torah."

The tremendous virtue of Torah study being equal to all mitzvot is explained in the Tanya: When a person studies any halacha, since it is Hashem's will that when Reuven claims one thing and Shimon claims another, for example, the halacha should be thus and so - when one studies this halacha, they grasp through their intellect the wisdom of Hashem. And Hashem's wisdom and He are one, as stated in the holy Zohar "The Torah and the Holy One, blessed be He, are one." Therefore, although "no thought can grasp Him" as is known, through Torah study one's thought does grasp Hashem. This is a wondrous unity unlike any other unity or anything comparable to it in the physical realm, to become truly unified from every side and corner.