Knowledge of the entire Torah

שו”ת › Category: general › Knowledge of the entire Torah

asked 3 years ago

Hello,
I am taking my first steps in the world of Torah, [I am 18 years old, and every day is dedicated to study]
And I have a burning desire to swallow the entire Torah, including all its roots and ramifications – something that, in my view, is very achievable.
My question and request is whether the Rabbi could write me a sort of guide to places, destinations, and grades that I must pass through in my academic career.
How to build the foundations? What insights and understandings are critical to building a complete structure of understanding and knowledge of Torah?
For example, where is your recommendation to linger, and first study in depth, and where to first study fluently and then go back and review, which books should not be given up, and which books can and should be skipped [I assume you won’t mention names, but my intention is perhaps a guiding principle]

I know that my question is broad and general, and different from the usual type of questions that you answer – but I long to find a straight and systematic path in studying Torah, without the additions of verbs and perverse and unnecessary customs.

Discover more from הרב מיכאל אברהם

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

0 Answers

0 Vote Up Vote Down

מיכי Staff answered 3 years ago

First of all, your compliments are very excessive, and it’s not because I’m too modest. I have no way of predicting in advance, especially when I don’t know you. I can only say that you should study seriously, prepare well, and review the lessons you hear (write your own notes on them, and perhaps try to clarify them with the lesson leader or listening friends), and approach them critically (although moderately, because you are at a very early stage). Try to simultaneously go through the basic books of learning, Shev Shamatata, Shaarei Yosher, etc., and don’t bother with anything else except studying the study material. As a general rule, I suggest studying according to the yeshiva’s rules and not inventing the wheel for yourself. If you persist over time, you will grow, regardless of the method. I think the method in which you study has little effect. What is important is seriousness and perseverance.

Discover more from הרב מיכאל אברהם

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

מוטי replied 1 year ago

I am very surprised by the instruction to study mainly Sheva Shematata and Shaarei Yosher. Isn't it necessary to study at least Mu'adh Nishim and Nizikin in Shas? Would you suggest that a hungry person eat only chocolate before filling his stomach with flour, meat and fish?

mikyab123 replied 1 year ago

1. I would recommend exhausting the vitamins in the bran and in the meat. 2. There is no excessive sanctity in these three orders in particular. 3. I have written more than once in the past that the value of studying proficiency is, in my opinion, small. 4. I did not write to study mainly Sh”S and Sh”Y. 5. Your message clearly demonstrates the problematic nature of studying any text proficiently instead of carefully.