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OPINION & COMMENT A Torah Education is College-Equivalent Two weeks ago, the scandal of the phony university degrees broke loud and clear in secular Israeli circles. No less than the president of the Israeli Teachers' Union was forced to suspend his activities under the suspicion of having acquired his university credentials under false pretenses. It is suspected that he did not do all of the work necessary to earn his college degree but rather just paid to use another's work. He was given a financial break to look the other way as others also bought their degrees. Tzurso Deshmayteso: The Heart of Learning The first part of this essay discussed the heart of what it means to learn and understand a part of Torah: acquiring a grasp of what Chazal call the tzurso deshmayteso. This is something that is difficult and important, as the author illustrated from halachas about beis din deliberations which show that the information can be written down but the grasp that the dayanim have of the tzurso deshmayteso may still be lost. "Besodom Al Tovo Nafshi . . . "
Parched Soul
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