Laws of Learning Torah
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Having a Rebbe
The place in which one studies Torah
Learning Torah: Beyond the Law
Who learns, and When
Whether women are obligated: Eruvin 27a; Kiddushin 29b, 30a, 34a [2x], 34b-35a
Whether the obligation is when there are no pre-occupations: Berachot 5a
Chronological order for marriage and the study of Torah: Kiddushin 29b
Learning during
The Public Reading of the Torah
: Berachot 8a
When the nights lengthen, one must add time for learning: Taanit 31a
When minors become obligated: Succah 42a
The tremendous value of children learning Torah: Shabbat 119b
For a
Eved Kenaani
: Ketuvot 28a-b
For a
metzora
: Berachot 22a; Moed Katan 15a
For a
Mourner
: Moed Katan 15a
For an
Ex-Communicated Person
: Moed Katan 15a
For a person who is
Impure from a Genital Discharge
: Berachot 22a; Moed Katan 15a
For a
man who had sexual relations with a menstruating woman
: Berachot 22a; Moed Katan 15a
For a
man who emitted seed
: Berachot 21b, 22a-b, 26a; Succah 28a; Moed Katan 15a
For a
male with discharge
who then emits seed: Berachot 21b, 26a
The status of a
menstruant woman
who has post-coital seed emerge from her: Berachot 21b, 26a
In a
cemetery
, from a scroll: Berachot 18a
In a
cemetery
, without a text: Tosafot Berachot 18a "v'sefer"
For
tzedakah, we prioritize
supporting those who study Torah: Ketuvot 49a
What to Learn
The Maximum/Minimum Amount of Learning: Chagigah 7a; Nedarim 8a
Splitting one's learning into thirds, for three divisions of study: Kiddushin 30a
Talmud is the main study of Torah, because it leads to
Law
: R. Berachot 11b "Af LeGemara"
Learning the "Writings": Shabbat 115a-b
Learning Torah until it is "sharp in one's mouth": Kiddushin 30a-b
Not learning Prophets or Writings during the time set for the Study Hall: Shabbat 115a, 116b
Not learning Scripture in a place where a Study Hall is available: Shabbat 116b
Reading Torah translations: Shabbat 115a-b
Learning Torah audibly: Berachot 15b ["Hahu BiDivrei Torah Ketiv"]
Splitting a "Parshah [Section]" of the Torah which Moshe didn't Split: Berachot 12b
Learning Scripture in an analytic lecture, instead of just reading it: Shabbat 116b
Learning the issues of a
holiday
30 days/2 weeks before the holiday: Pesachim 6a-b; Rosh HaShanah 7a; Megillah 29b
Learning the issues of a
holiday
on that day: Rashi Megillah 16a "Hilchot"
Earning the
World to Come
by studying Torah: Bava Metzia 33a
Earning the
World to Come
by studying Laws: Megillah 28b
A talmudic sage appearing to be unfamiliar with a word from Yirmiyahu [although there may be other ways to explain the passage]: Ketuvot 69a-b
Laws relevant to studying Torah
Do we view basic social ethics as a part of Torah: Berachot 22a
Torah must be studied with awe and trembling, as at the
presentation of the Torah at Sinai
: Berachot 22a
A City is not considered a "Large City" for laws regarding the
Reading of the Purim Story
, unless it has 10 people learning Torah: Megillah 3b, 5a
Travelling through water on
Shabbat
to hear a Lesson: Yoma 77b
Burying worn out scrolls: Shabbat 115a
Burying Torah scroll translations: Shabbat 115a-b
Destroying Torah scroll translations: Shabbat 115a
Keeping one's knowledge in
modest secrecy
: Succah 49b
One receives reward for separating from errant learning, as one does from the effort invested in that learning: Pesachim 22b
Only one who learns Torah may eat meat/poultry: Pesachim 49b
One may not travel with one who does not learn Torah: Pesachim 49b
Celebratory meal
for finishing a section of learning: Shabbat 118b-119a
Allowing a Kohen to
gain impurity by leaving Israel
in order to study Torah: Eruvin 47a-b
Allowing a Kohen to
gain impurity by entering a field in which a grave has been lost
in order to study Torah: Eruvin 47a-b
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