Editing Pilpul (section)

== Learning Order ==
The order of Torah study is that first one learns the subject simply and grasps it, and only afterward delves into it deeply, as the Gemara states "One should first learn and then analyze," and this is the order established by the Mishnah: "At ten [years of age] for Mishnah, at fifteen for Gemara."

Nevertheless, in recent generations it has become customary to teach Gemara in the form of pilpul even to young children, close to the time they learn Mishnah. The Rebbe explains the reason for this is due to the special advantage of pilpul, and this was revealed in recent generations because we are very close to the Redemption, in which Torah study and Torah pilpul will be complete, and as a taste of the revelations that will be revealed in the Torah then.