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Continuous Torah study

שו”תCategory: faithContinuous Torah study
asked 3 years ago

Hello.
In a theoretical case where I can choose between two options: either study Torah all day long continuously, or study with breaks (perhaps even with a lot of) non-continuous study. Assuming that the (supposedly) output of the two paths will be the same, which one should I choose? In other words, is there anything in studying Torah beyond the amount of output I manage to get out of it, such as the amount of time I spend studying.
Thank you very much in advance.


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מיכי Staff answered 3 years ago
I didn’t understand the question. You should learn as much as you can, both in time and in power. The question of continuity is not important because it is a charge for every moment.

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טירגיץ replied 3 years ago

A bit surprising. If one can study a Gemara page for two hours while tired or sleep for an hour and study the same page at the same level within an hour while awake, are you saying that two hours while tired is better?

מיכי Staff replied 3 years ago

Obviously, you have to use common sense. There's no reason to study inefficiently. At most, you'll study efficiently, and then add more time to study something else.

טירגיץ replied 3 years ago

Perhaps Rabbi Duda, the questioner, will come forward and clarify whether I was referring to his question itself in the example I gave (meaning that for him, continuity is not an issue in itself, but rather the total time spent fulfilling the mitzvah of Torah study) or not.

דודא replied 1 year ago

Sorry for the delay (two years!)
R’ Tigris did indeed point in my opinion, and I will add and clarify the question.
What would be the answer in the case where, for example, psychological studies show that studying with breaks (for example, the Pomodoro method) yields better understanding and absorption, is there a point in studying continuously (as the Rabbi presented, there is a charge for every moment) or is studying guided by productivity and efficiency.
Again, thanks in advance

mikyab123 replied 1 year ago

There is an interest in both study time and knowledge, but you shouldn't take things to extremes. It's clear that a dose of common sense is the right thing to do, and there's no point in just wasting time. If there's an advantage to studying in chunks, then study in chunks.

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