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May 27, 2014 10:26 pm at 10:26 pm #1045780Patur Aval AssurParticipant
Pele Yoetz (Section entitled Asupa)
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May 27, 2014 11:05 pm at 11:05 pm #1045781Little FroggieMemberCould I come back into bais medrash yet??
MODs – when I get back into bais medrash, I too will copy and paste everything I come across at (random and) abandon.
May 27, 2014 11:29 pm at 11:29 pm #1045782PulsingFlowerMemberI think it might be safe.
May 27, 2014 11:37 pm at 11:37 pm #1045783PulsingFlowerMemberThe Rambam also says that gaavah is the one midah where you have to go ?? ??? ??????
It’s actually one of two midos. The other being anger.
Although now that you have raised this stirah, I am quite interested in an answer. I’ll go look at the nosei keilim.
May 27, 2014 11:53 pm at 11:53 pm #1045784PulsingFlowerMemberYoung talmidim should try their utmost to use the years of their youth, the prime years to grow in Torah learning, to acquire vast amounts of knowledge
I don’t really understand this because the Gemara (chagiga 14a) says ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ????. I know that he is not making it up because there is special emphasis given to limuda d’yankusa. (Also in the mishna in avod-niar machuk etc..)
May 28, 2014 12:00 am at 12:00 am #1045785PulsingFlowerMemberKnowing the shakla v’tarya of a Gemara is barely even skimming a sugya. It is superficial to the extreme – as far as knowing the sugya is concerned.
It worked for the baalie gemara, it works for me.
For many years I’ve been making a point, and was recently gratified to find it in published letter by R’ Shimshon Pinkus.
He says that it is rare for a bachur to succeed by trying to work out of the yeshiva system.
And he says there’s really no reason to! Put aside the system of learning, its reasons and justifications. Any serious bachur can find enough time in his day for any seder he’d like – bekius, nach, halacha – without taking away from the yeshiva schedule. How long does it take to learn (and even chazer) daf yomi?!
So no one can blame their lack of knowledge on the system.
Certain Yeshivos encourage this, and very few discourage it.
That’s ridiculous! The point of any educational system, including the yeshiva system, is to educate. Saying they can learn if they want, does not cut the mustard! That’s like saying why teach math for the regents, if the student cares he can learn it himself!
Also, daf yomi? That’s one daf a day. That is way below many yeshiva bachurim’s potential. To finish shas once while in yeshiva is not that impressive.
May 28, 2014 12:04 am at 12:04 am #1045786Patur Aval AssurParticipantWell the Orchos Tzadikim (last paragraph of shaar hagaava) seems to say that you only have to go ?? ??? ?????? until you uproot the midah and then you can fall back the ??? ????????.
Back to Bekius vs Iyun, should the Defense rest its case or need more evidence be brought?
May 28, 2014 12:28 am at 12:28 am #1045787To be or not to beMemberno lets keep this going it’s loads of fun@!
May 28, 2014 12:43 am at 12:43 am #1045788PulsingFlowerMemberBack to Bekius vs Iyun, should the Defense rest its case or need more evidence be brought?
Time will tell.
May 28, 2014 1:40 am at 1:40 am #1045789Patur Aval AssurParticipant“I don’t really understand this because the Gemara (chagiga 14a) says ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ????. I know that he is not making it up because there is special emphasis given to limuda d’yankusa. (Also in the mishna in avod-niar machuk etc..)”
I think R’ Shteinman just meant that your youth is the best/easiest time to learn based on the mishnah in avos which you in fact quoted.
May 28, 2014 1:57 am at 1:57 am #1045790Patur Aval AssurParticipantBack to the sources:
??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ??? ??? ?????
??? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ????
(Sanhedrin 42a)
?????? ?? ???? – ???????? ?????? ?? ????? ??? ????? ?? ???? ??????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ???????? ????? ??? ???? ??
(Rashi there)
May 28, 2014 3:27 am at 3:27 am #1045791Patur Aval AssurParticipantShu”t Mishneh Halachos (8:247)
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May 28, 2014 3:29 am at 3:29 am #1045792Patur Aval AssurParticipantThere is a story in the biography of R’ Baruch Ber in which as a young child he asked a question in shiur which the Gemara later in that masechta addresses. The Rebbe berated him for asking a question that was a befairush gemara. R’ Baruch Ber went home and cried and took upon himself to not go back to shiur until he had learned all of Shas, which he then did.
May 28, 2014 4:17 am at 4:17 am #1045793Patur Aval AssurParticipantChofetz Chaim (Likutei Amarim perek 4)
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May 28, 2014 4:20 am at 4:20 am #1045794Patur Aval AssurParticipantChofetz Chaim (Likutei Amarim perek 5)
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May 28, 2014 12:52 pm at 12:52 pm #1045795Patur Aval AssurParticipantSummary of sources discussing bekius so far:
Shabbos 63a with Rashi
Eruvin 48a with Rashi
Sanhedrin 42a with Rashi
Avodah Zara 19a with Rashi
Medrash Mishlei 10
Orchos Tzadikim Shaar Hatorah
Maharal Tiferes Yisroel Perek 56
Maharsha Bava Metzia 85a
Maadnei Yom Tov Hakdama
Chayei Adam Hakdama Acharona
Even Shlaima 8:2
He’aros ??
Pele Yoetz Asupa
Pele Yoetz Girsa
Ohr Yisrael Iggeres 27
Chofetz Chaim Likutei Amarim perek 4
Chofetz Chaim Likutei Amarim perek 5
Shu”t Mishneh Halachos 8:247
R’ Baruch Ber Leibowitz
R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky
R’ Elazar Menacham Man Shach
R’ Moshe Chevroni
R’Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman
May 28, 2014 12:57 pm at 12:57 pm #1045796Patur Aval AssurParticipantOf particular interest are the claims
“just about every yeshiva’s mesorah”
“every big rosh yeshiva in the nation”
when we see what five of the leading Roshei Yeshivos of their generations actully had to say on the matter.
May 29, 2014 1:32 am at 1:32 am #1045797LogicianParticipantIt worked for the baalie gemara, it works for me.
You are seriously off your rocker, that’s all I can say. So Ravina and Rav Ashi just had the words of the gemara they recorded ?
How should bekius (at least your understanding) be taught ? You just sit and read! And use basic skills you already have. Iyun needs training. The only question you can have is if they give enough time. That we can debate.
To finish shas once while in yeshiva is not that impressive.
Do we have the same Shas ? If you learn (and even chazer) the daf for and hour or two day, would you be ready to be tested on Shas ? Once again, I spend my time among many extremely smart, talented Talmidei Chachamim, and the idea that finishing Shas with decent retention is not a big deal is simply laughable.
Which does leave us – as I agree – that everyone is capable of much more bekius knowledge, and it should be done.
when we see what five of the leading Roshei Yeshivos of their generations actually had to say on the matter.
And yet their lesser peers, who worship their every word, oddly enough did not change the way their yeshivos learn! And wait – in their OWN Yeshivos it’s not so much different. Hmn…
May 29, 2014 1:56 am at 1:56 am #1045798Patur Aval AssurParticipant“no lets keep this going it’s loads of fun@!”
It would be more fun if there would be someone arguing back at me.
May 29, 2014 2:58 am at 2:58 am #1045799Patur Aval AssurParticipantR’ Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz:
I have been meaning to post this quote for a while but I couldn’t find the sefer until now – it’s in Darchei Chaim chelek 1 Perek 14.(He is referring to the Gemara in Sanhedrin that I quoted above)
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However, he does not advocate speed reading through shas. Read the whole perek to see how one should learn a sugya with the Rishonim and Acharonim.
May 29, 2014 3:01 am at 3:01 am #1045800PulsingFlowerMemberSo Ravina and Rav Ashi just had the words of the gemara they recorded
If they had more to say, why didn’t they?
Rav Chaim said about the nosei keilim on the Rambam that the Rambam never meant most of the chidushim that they say in the rambam’s name. No difference here. (Yes, I know that R’ Chaim also said that the nosei keilim still count as torah. If you could explain that line to me, I would be very happy.) Either way, just becasue the chidushim count as torah, does not mean that it is the best use of one’s time to study that type of torah.
How should bekius (at least your understanding) be taught ? You just sit and read! And use basic skills you already have. Iyun needs training.
So you are saying that we should design the curriculum of the yeshivas based on the fact that rebbeim will have no job? Not a primary concern.
If you learn (and even chazer) the daf for and hour or two day, would you be ready to be tested on Shas ?
No. That’s why I would do it WAY more than 2 hours a day.
May 29, 2014 3:10 am at 3:10 am #1045801Patur Aval AssurParticipant“And yet their lesser peers, who worship their every word, oddly enough did not change the way their yeshivos learn! And wait – in their OWN Yeshivos it’s not so much different. Hmn…”
While it is not my job to justify why people don’t follow the Roshei Hayshiva, I would venture to postulate that there is simple reason: The style of Iyun is enjoyable – klerring chakiros and zugging chiddushim. It is stimulating and does not particularly require being ???? ????. Whereas gaining and retaining broad knowledge of shas is tedious, hard, repetitive, and requires extreme diligence. It is therefore much easier and geshmak to learn Iyun.
May 29, 2014 8:37 pm at 8:37 pm #1045802Patur Aval AssurParticipantAlso, I already posted earlier R’ Yaakov’s explanation for the change in learning.
May 29, 2014 11:15 pm at 11:15 pm #1045803LogicianParticipantYes, I know that R’ Chaim also said that the nosei keilim still count as torah. If you could explain that line to me, I would be very happy
Let’s see. Could it possibly be related to the idea you’ve rejected, and I’ve quoted an explicit Ohr Zarua about, that (some?) Rishonim wrote with more than just their own sechel ? [As far as nosei keilim – I’m only aware of this idea being applied to Rishonim. I doubt anyone would say it too far down the line].
So you are saying that we should design the curriculum of the yeshivas based on the fact that rebbeim will have no job?
No, I’m saying nothing of the sort. Simply explaining why its not part of any curriculum per se. I already said that I agree that time allocated is up for debate.
While it is not my job to justify why people don’t follow the Roshei Hayshiva, I would venture to postulate that there is simple reason: The style of Iyun is enjoyable…
I was not talking about the hamon am, but clearly referred to the Roshei Yeshiva setting policy. Despite the call of the gedolim you mentioned, most do not follow suit – nor are their own yeshivos so different.
May 30, 2014 12:45 am at 12:45 am #1045804Patur Aval AssurParticipant“Despite the call of the gedolim you mentioned, most do not follow suit”
People have been ignoring the calls of gedolim for as long as gedolim have been making calls. Regarding the (current) Roshei Yeshiva, perhaps they feel that kids these days can’t handle the original method of learning, or perhaps they don’t want to cause an uprising or any number of other reasons. Maybe it’s easier for the Roshei Yeshiva to give shiurim with this method.
June 1, 2014 2:53 am at 2:53 am #1045805Patur Aval AssurParticipantRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv:
“Contemporary yeshivos typically delve into the first part of the masechta they are studying and do not complete it. Rav Elyashiv was diametrically opposed to this. He learned and reviewed every masechta methodically from cover to cover in that way acquiring his incredible proficiency in the entire Torah. He wouldn’t learn in a cursory manner without delving into each sugya; he learned every page of Gemara in depth. When studying the Gemara and the Rishonim, Rav Elyashiv would investigate every facet of the concepts and determine the practical halachic position of each Rishon’s explanation as it compared to and contrasted with those of the other Rishonim. In fact, when he studied any Rishon or Acharon, he would not continue to another sugya until he had analyzed their respective approaches, from the underlying principles all the way to the practical halacha.”
(Artscroll Biography)
June 2, 2014 11:45 pm at 11:45 pm #1045806LogicianParticipantSo Ravina and Rav Ashi just had the words of the gemara they recorded
“If they had more to say, why didn’t they?”
I hope you’re not serious. Put aside any of the chiddushim of today that you’re not happy about. Or from the past few hundred years, for that matter. Did all of the Rishonim make up silly pilpulim too? ‘cuz there’s a heck of a lot that they put into the gemara’s words which is not at all explicit too. And don’t start with that nonsense that they weren’t medayek in their lashonos – you’re just showing that you’ve either never learned or never understood Rishonim at all.
PAA – I assume you’re showing from your last quote that he felt you need to learn the whole mesechta to properly understand. I think the implication clearly is, though, that he’s specifically referring to learning in depth. Superficial knowledge of dafim, just to be able to reference a question from another gemara on your own, without needing to see the tosafos or rashba do so first, is in no way related to that quote.
June 3, 2014 2:26 am at 2:26 am #1045807Patur Aval AssurParticipantLogician:
I never said how you should learn. I’m just saying how you shouldn’t learn.
June 6, 2014 9:42 pm at 9:42 pm #1045808PulsingFlowerMemberOn a related matter, what should the goal of learning be? What should one try to achieve? I am not asking how to learn, but rather what is the goal.
June 8, 2014 3:04 pm at 3:04 pm #1045809Patur Aval AssurParticipantTo master Torah. ???? ????? ??”? ??? ???? ?? ????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ????? ??, ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ????
June 8, 2014 11:17 pm at 11:17 pm #1045810PulsingFlowerMemberAnd that quote is from….
June 8, 2014 11:33 pm at 11:33 pm #1045811Patur Aval AssurParticipantthe word for quote is from the hakdama to the Sh”a but he is paraphrasing from various gemaras for example kiddushin the bottom of 30a to the top of 30b
June 16, 2014 4:33 am at 4:33 am #1045812Patur Aval AssurParticipantAfter a nice discussion about how pilpul/charifus without having bekius is pretty much worthless (but it is too long for me to quote word for word now, maybe some other time) the Levush Mordechai in his hakdama to Bava Kamma writes:
????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??”? ????? ????
June 16, 2014 7:01 am at 7:01 am #1045813Sam2ParticipantPAA: I believe that a Rebbe in KBY is famous for saying something along the lines that the Olam HaYeshivos hold of Daas Torah for R’ Shach’s every word-except his opinion on what he knew the most about, Talmud Torah!
June 16, 2014 5:15 pm at 5:15 pm #1045814Patur Aval AssurParticipantMaharal (Chiddushei Aggados Sanhedrin p.???)
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Sam2: I like it.
June 16, 2014 6:06 pm at 6:06 pm #1045815Patur Aval AssurParticipantMaharal (Nesivos Olam Nesiv Hatorah Chapter 5):
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June 16, 2014 9:32 pm at 9:32 pm #1045816Patur Aval AssurParticipantMore from the Maharal (??):
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June 16, 2014 10:56 pm at 10:56 pm #1045817Patur Aval AssurParticipant????? ??? ???? ??? ?’ ??????
June 17, 2014 3:55 am at 3:55 am #1045818Patur Aval AssurParticipantRelated to the debate of iyun vs. bekius (Letter from the Seridei Eish):
????? ?? ????? ?? ????”? ?????????? ?? ???? ????”? ??”?. ???? ??? ????? ?????? ??????? ??? ?????. ??? ????? ??? ????? ?????? ???. ?? ?????? ????? ???? ??, ??? ???? ??”? ????? ?????. ???? ????? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?”? ???”? ????? ?? ?? ?”? ?’ ???? ?????? ??”?. ??? ?????? ?? ?’ ???? ????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?”? ?????? ???????. ?????? ?? ??? ??? ???, ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ?????? ??, ???”? ???? ??”? ????”? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??????? ?????? ????? “??????” ?? ??????? ?? ?’ ???? ?? ?? ??????? ????? ??. ????? ??? ??? ?? ????”? ?????? ??????: ?? ???? ???: ???”? ??????? ?? ?’ ???? ??????? ???? ????: ?? ????? ????? ?’ ???? ???? ?? ????”?. ??? ?? ?? ????. ???”? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ??????, ??? ?? ?’ ????. ?????? ???????’ ???? ??????? ?? ????? ???’ ??? ????? ????”?. ?’ ???? ??’ ???????? ???”? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????”?. ?? ????? ?????? ?’ ??? ?”? ???’ ?? ???”?? ????”?.
June 17, 2014 6:10 pm at 6:10 pm #1045819rationalfrummieMemberwhy do you keep posting mekoros to back up your position long after people have stopped debating you. mima nafshach, either you’re just right, or people find you so annoying that they don’t engage you in conversation anymore.
June 17, 2014 6:10 pm at 6:10 pm #1045820rationalfrummieMemberwhy do you keep posting mekoros to back up your position long after people have stopped debating you. mima nafshach, either you’re just right, or people find you so annoying that they don’t engage you in conversation anymore.
June 17, 2014 6:51 pm at 6:51 pm #1045821Patur Aval AssurParticipantI presume that eventually some of the dissenters might make there way back in here. This way they’ll have a present waiting for them.
June 17, 2014 8:13 pm at 8:13 pm #1045822AshParticipantPAA: I’m enjoying your collection of maarei mekomos. Keep them coming!
With regards to how yeshivos learn: In Gateshead as in many large yeshivos two or of three sedorim are bekios. The other iyun seder still has much value even if bochurim could be learning even more bekius. Why?
Most men, after leaving full-time learning do not do iyun. Whether it’s the daf or your own schedule or shiur it’s normally bekius or much closer to bekius than iyun. So if we wouldn’t learn one iyun seder in yeshiva then most of us would never know that geshmak that is a Steipler or Reb Chaim. We would also not learn how to learn a rishon properly.
I do think it’s a fair critique that bochurim don’t cover enough ground in bekius (i.e. those two sedorim), much less allocate proper time for chazuroh. Sugyos properly absorbed as such a relatively young age will remain embedded for life.
June 17, 2014 10:01 pm at 10:01 pm #1045823Patur Aval AssurParticipant“I do think it’s a fair critique that bochurim don’t cover enough ground in bekius (i.e. those two sedorim), much less allocate proper time for chazuroh. Sugyos properly absorbed as such a relatively young age will remain embedded for life.”
Chazara is of the utmost importance. As the Gra writes (brought in Even Sheleima 8:7):
??? ???? ????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ???? ??? ????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ????
This is similar to the Gemara in Avoda Zara (19a):
??? ??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ????? ??? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????
as Rashi explains:
????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???? ????? ???? ?????
Interestingly, this Gemara is perhaps the source for not following Talmudic advice on how to learn – ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ????
however see Tosafos and the Maharsha.
June 17, 2014 10:09 pm at 10:09 pm #1045824Patur Aval AssurParticipant“PAA: I’m enjoying your collection of maarei mekomos. Keep them coming!”
Thank you.
“Most men, after leaving full-time learning do not do iyun. Whether it’s the daf or your own schedule or shiur it’s normally bekius or much closer to bekius than iyun. So if we wouldn’t learn one iyun seder in yeshiva then most of us would never know that geshmak that is a Steipler or Reb Chaim. We would also not learn how to learn a rishon properly.”
I agree that Iyun is an important part of learning but it has to be balanced with the acquisition of broad knowledge.
June 17, 2014 10:53 pm at 10:53 pm #1045825frumnotyeshivishParticipantI’d like to make a few points:
1. This is an age-old discussion. The gemara of “oker harim” and “sinai” implies that both methods are valid.
2. One can make the case that a “sinai” in the days of abundant seforim and electronic resources – while remaining important – is less so.
3. The modern day yeshivos (for good reason) focus on making learning fun (read: “geshmak”). The sources above are seemingly focused on the objectively best method to acquire genuine torah knowledge. They may agree that an “eis la’asos laShem” type mentality applies nowadays.
4. Generally, quantity vs. quality is always a legitimate discussion. Both are necessary. Either one when taken to an extreme is silly.
5. One can acquire, review, and retain plenty of new information within an iyun-type seder, showing that the two ideas have vague boundaries.
June 17, 2014 11:34 pm at 11:34 pm #1045826👑RebYidd23ParticipantThis is ridiculous. This thread was obviously meant to be a rant, and instead it’s an argument. Almost a discussion.
June 18, 2014 2:18 am at 2:18 am #1045827Patur Aval AssurParticipantfrumnotyeshivish:
1.The Oker Harim of the Gemara is someone who has broad bekius, but his specialty is oker harim as opposed to knowing by heart every single statement ever made.
2.I already mentioned earlier in this thread that this is a machlokes between the Pri Megadim and R’Shlomo Kluger (although they were not quite discussing electronic resources)
3.I agree that they are probably trying to make it geshmak. But I wouldn’t quite call it an eis laasos. With the proper guidance and motivation, it can be done.
4&5.It’s not a question of extremes. What the Maharal, Orchos Tzadikim, R’ Shach etc. were lamenting (read their actual words, they are literally crying that Torah will be forgotten this way) was the primary focus on iyun before attaining knowledge of shas (and also that sometimes the methods of iyun are pilpulim shel sheker). Everyone agrees that at some point you have to delve deeply into Torah and know how to be medameh milsa l’milsa and be mechadesh answers – but it has to be at the right time and using proper methods of Torah study.
June 19, 2014 10:30 pm at 10:30 pm #1045828Patur Aval AssurParticipant(??? ????? (?????:
Seeing as the relevant part is several pages long, I won’t post the actual quote, but here is the link (starting from the paragraph ??? until and including the paragraph ???? two pages later.)
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37184&st=&pgnum=8 And also see the last page of the ????? for more about learning.
June 19, 2014 11:12 pm at 11:12 pm #1045829ChortkovParticipantR’ Chaim Oizer Gurvitz Shlit”a spoke in Gateshead Yeshiva last Friday night for 50 minutes about the Ma’alah of Limud BeIyun and how that is the Ikar Limud of Torah, and he had some very choshuve mareh mekomos!! (Gemoros, Rishonim, Chasasam Soifer, Gr”a, R’ Yerucham)
He said over that when he was in Brisk, he was one of 10 Bochurim selected to join a special va’ad from R’ Yoshe Ber zt”l, and the first four days he gave them over a Derech HaLimud he learnt from the Brisker Rav. The first thing he said was that “Learn Iyun all day – Morning, Afternoon, Night seder” – but “Learn a daf Gemara, Rashi, Tosfos every day Bein Hasdorim”!
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