The Torah is acquired only in a group

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The Torah is acquired only in a group

The Torah is acquired only in a group

The Torah is attained through study together. Studying with a partner (chavruta) makes it easier to understand and remember the material. Through group discussion, the topics of study are understood in depth, the learning is deepened, and it is absorbed into memory.

("Rabbi Yehuda further expounded on the honor of Torah and taught (Deuteronomy 27): 'Be attentive and hear, Israel'... 'Be attentive'—form groups and engage in Torah, for the Torah is acquired only in a group"—Berakhot 63b. Similarly: "A great rule in the Torah, that the Torah is acquired only in a group. And who is wise? One who learns from every person. And you will always find that the great need the small, as it was said (Ta'anit 7a): 'And from my students more than from all'"—Rabbi Ovadia Yosef / Anaf Etz Avot, 228)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין הַתּוֹרָה נִקְנֵית אֶלָּא בַּחֲבוּרָה

Definition (Hebrew)

הַתּוֹרָה מֻשֶּׂגֶת בְּאֶמְצָעוּת לִמּוּד בְּצַוְתָּא. הַלִּמּוּד 'בְּחַבְרוּתָא' מֵקֵל עַל הֲבָנַת הַחֹמֶר הַנִּלְמָד וּזְכִירָתוֹ. בְּמַהֲלָךְ דִּיּוּן קְבוּצָתִי נִשְׁאָלוֹת שְׁאֵלוֹת וְהַחֹמֶר מוּבָן יוֹתֵר וְנִקְלַט בְּזִכָּרוֹן.

("עוֹד פָּתַח רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בְּכָבוֹד תּוֹרָה וְדָרַשׁ (דְּבָרִים כ"ז) הַסְכֵּת וּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל...הַסְכֵּת- עָשׂוּ כִּתּוֹת כִּתּוֹת וְעָסְקוּ בְּתוֹרָה, לְפִי שֶׁאֵין הַתּוֹרָה נקנית אֶלָּא בַּחֲבוּרָה"- בְּרָכוֹת סג ע"ב, וְכֵן:"כְּלָל גָּדוֹל בְּתוֹרָה, שֶׁאֵין הַתּוֹרָה נקנית אֶלָּא בַּחֲבוּרָה. וְאֵיזֶהוּ חֲכַם הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם.וְתָמִיד תִּמְצָא שהגדולים צְרִיכִים לקטנים,וּכְמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ (תַּעֲנִית ז ע"א) ומתלמידי יוֹתֵר מִכֻּלָּם"-הָרַב עוֹבַדְיָה יוֹסֵף/ עֲנַף עֵץ אָבוֹת, רכט)

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