The Torah is greater than the priesthood and the monarchy

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The Torah is greater than the priesthood and the monarchy

The Torah is greater than the priesthood and the monarchy

The Torah is more important than the priesthood and the monarchy. A person with Torah knowledge is more esteemed than those with high social status.

("The Torah is greater than the priesthood and the monarchy, for the monarchy is acquired through thirty degrees, the priesthood through twenty-four, and the Torah through forty-eight things: in the Talmud by hearing with the ear... and understanding the heart... (Ethics of the Fathers 5), and likewise: 'The Torah preceded the world, it is the supreme idea... 'Great is the study of Torah more than the building of the Temple,' 'The Torah is greater than the priesthood and the monarchy,' 'There is no freeborn son except one who engages in Torah'... and 'The curse of a wise student precedes the high priest of the land'" – Byalik / Opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּדוֹלָה תּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מִן הַכְּהֻנָּה וּמִן הַמַּלְכוּת

Definition (Hebrew)

הַתּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר חֲשׁוּבָה מֵהַכְּהֻנָּה וּמֵהַמַּלְכוּת. אָדָם בַּעַל יֶדַע תּוֹרָנִי חָשׁוּב יוֹתֵר מִבַּעֲלֵי מַעֲמָד חֶבְרָתִי גָּבוֹהַּ.

("גְּדוֹלָה תּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מִן הַכְּהֻנָּה וּמִן הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁהַמַּלְכוּת נִקְנֵית בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים מַעֲלוֹת וְהַכְּהֻנָּה בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע וְהַתּוֹרָה נִקְנֵית בְּאַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמֹנָה דְבָרִים: בַּתַּלְמוּד בִּשְׁמִיעַת הָאֹזֶן...בְּבִינַת הַלֵּב..."- אָבוֹת ו ה, וְכֵן:"הַתּוֹרָה קָדְמָה לָעוֹלָם,הִיא הָאִידֵאָה הָעֶלְיוֹנָה...'גָּדוֹל תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מִבִּנְיַן בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ', 'גְּדוֹלָה תּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מִן הַכְּהֻנָּה וּמִן הַמַּלְכוּת', 'אֵין בֶּן חוֹרִין אא מִי עוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה'...וּ'מַמְזֵר תַּלְמִיד חָכָם קוֹדֵם לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל עַם הָאָרֶץ"-בְּיָאלִיק/ לִפְתִיחַת הָאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הָעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם)

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