Studying with Intentionality (6.6.44-45)

Eternal Ethics - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe by TORCH

May 11, 202640:44Religion & Spirituality

What are our intentions when we study? What are we trying to achieve? If we are studying the Almighty’s Torah simply as an exercise in theoretical, abstract learning, we are missing the essence of Torah. In these two way...

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