October 6, 1962, Bnei Brak<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRabbi Hanina Bar Papa said, \u2018Anyone who turns his ear from hearing Torah, his prayer becomes loathsome, as was said, \u2018He who turns his ear from hearing Torah, his prayer, too, is abomination\u2019\u2019\u201d (Midrash Rabbah<\/em>, Haazinu<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should ask, 1) What is the meaning of \u201cturning his ear\u201d? Why did he not simply say that he did not listen to the Torah, since the word \u201cturning\u201d implies that all we need is to listen, and we do not need to learn Torah, for by listening alone, we do our duty. 2) Why would his prayer become abomination? Can the whole world be learning Torah, and one who is not among the learners of Torah, his prayer will be abomination? 3) It is known that there is the issue of necessity and luxury. A prayer is regarded as necessity, and Torah is regarded as luxury. Therefore, the Torah is called \u201ca gift,\u201d since a gift pertains only to luxuries. Accordingly, we should understand why if he turns his ear from hearing luxuries, the necessity becomes abomination, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should interpret that it is known that the purpose of creation is to do good to His creations. To be able to receive the Creator\u2019s gift abundantly and for the gift to be complete, without any feeling of unpleasantness, He has given us the work of choice and that our aim will be for the sake of the Creator. Otherwise, a person is placed under the governance of the Tzimtzum<\/em> [restriction], meaning he does not feel that there is pleasure in the work of the Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All this was so that by this, man will come to a state where he can receive all the King\u2019s gifts and there will not be the quality of \u201cbread of shame\u201d in it, but only the completeness of the purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It follows that the whole matter of work and prayer is that he can receive the luxuries that the Creator has for man. This is called Torah, which is a gift, regarded as luxuries. Hence, one who turns his ear, it means that he does not prepare himself to hear the Torah, since the Torah is a gift he should receive from the King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the meaning of \u201cWe will do and we will hear.\u201d \u201cWe will do\u201d alone is not enough, for \u201cWe will hear\u201d is also required. That is, through \u201cWe will do,\u201d he will be rewarded with the quality of \u201cWe will hear,\u201d for the purpose of creation was on the quality of \u201cWe will hear.\u201d Hence, one who turns his ear from hearing Torah, his purpose is not needed; this is why it is loathsome, since anything that is unneeded becomes loathsome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 6, 1962, Bnei Brak \u201cRabbi Hanina Bar Papa said, \u2018Anyone who turns his ear from hearing Torah, his prayer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[26],"class_list":["post-11670","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-rabash"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n