Love Torah Reflections Siyyum Ha Shas
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The ancient rabbis envisioned the relationship between Torah and the Jewish people as a sacred marriage - a metaphor that carries profound implications for contemporary Torah study practice. Through close analysis of midrashic and talmudic texts, this research reveals how classical sources consistently frame Torah engagement using matrimonial imagery, from initial betrothal to consummation through study. Key passages depict Torah study as intimate encounter and position the scholar's textual relationship as parallel to spousal love. Applying this metaphorical framework to modern practice, particularly the Daf Yomi program of daily Talmudic study, demonstrates that successful Torah engagement demands the same elements that sustain human marriages: constancy, balanced intimacy, and sustained emotional investment. Understanding Torah study as relationship-building rather than mere intellectual exercise transforms both the purpose and process of Jewish learning. Taking the rabbinic marriage metaphor seriously enables practitioners to develop genuine love relationships with sacred texts comparable to human romantic bonds. This approach offers a novel framework for contemporary Jewish education that emphasizes sustained engagement, emotional connection, and the cultivation of lasting intimacy with traditional sources through disciplined daily practice.

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Published 2012
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