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Daily Daf Dose
The Gemora cites a braisa: Hashem cries for three types of people every day: One who has the ability to study Torah, but does not; one who is unable to study Torah, but does; a community leader who acts haughtily toward his congregation.
The Maharsha asks: Why does Hashem cry for someone who is not capable of studying Torah, and yet he does; isn’t this a cause for happiness?
He answers: The person himself is the cause for him not being able to study Torah; he gets involved in matters that prevent him from studying Torah. This is the reason Hashem is crying.
It is difficult to understand this explanation, for it would seem that this is identical to the first type of person; one who has the capability to study Torah, but does not?
An alternative answer to the original question: The Taz (O”C 47:1) explains the blessing we recite on the Torah: We are commanded to delve and probe into the depths of Torah. This involves exerting oneself to the maximum until one can reach a correct and final conclusion.
The Sanz-Kloizenberger Rebbe explains our Gemora: One who is incapable of toiling into the depths of Torah and attain accurate conclusions because he has not yet mastered the entire Torah, and yet he continuously strives for novel approaches and new ideas without the proper foundation; this is what Hashem is crying about. One must initially engross himself in the entire breadth of Torah until he becomes proficient in its entirety; only then should he embark on saying chidushim.
The Maharsha asks: Why does Hashem cry for someone who is not capable of studying Torah, and yet he does; isn’t this a cause for happiness?
He answers: The person himself is the cause for him not being able to study Torah; he gets involved in matters that prevent him from studying Torah. This is the reason Hashem is crying.
It is difficult to understand this explanation, for it would seem that this is identical to the first type of person; one who has the capability to study Torah, but does not?
An alternative answer to the original question: The Taz (O”C 47:1) explains the blessing we recite on the Torah: We are commanded to delve and probe into the depths of Torah. This involves exerting oneself to the maximum until one can reach a correct and final conclusion.
The Sanz-Kloizenberger Rebbe explains our Gemora: One who is incapable of toiling into the depths of Torah and attain accurate conclusions because he has not yet mastered the entire Torah, and yet he continuously strives for novel approaches and new ideas without the proper foundation; this is what Hashem is crying about. One must initially engross himself in the entire breadth of Torah until he becomes proficient in its entirety; only then should he embark on saying chidushim.
2 comments:
Wow. That was interesting and eye-opening. Thank you. (I love it when the dafnotes are not too long...)
Thanks - we try to accommodate.
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