After a lengthy admonition regarding the consequences of not following the Torah, Moshe Rabbeinu assures the people that despite the seeming difficulty in learning and keeping the Torah, it is actually easily attainable. Rashi explains that these verses are referring to the whole Torah as opposed to any specific Mitzvo.[2] The Tana Debei Eliyahu[3] cites part of Moshe Rabbeinu’s words in reference to a fascinating story involving Eliyahu HaNavi:
Eliyahu met a hunter who complained to Eliyahu that he was not given from Shamayim the ability to learn and understand Torah, therefore he felt that he was exempt from trying to learn it. In response, Eliyahu pointed out to him the many skills and areas of knowledge that were required to be a trained hunter – sowing nets out of raw material, trapping fish and bird, these are very difficult tasks. Eliyahu noted that if they gave the hunter the ability to learn and understand these skills, then surely from Shamayim he was given the ability to learn and understand Torah, of which it says, “the matter is very close to you”.
The Ohel Torah explains the meaning of this Midrash. Eliyahu was pointing out to the hunter that he did not know how to hunt from birth; rather, out of necessity to have a parnassa, he had to learn the skills required to hunt animals. Accordingly, if he would recognize the vital importance of knowing Torah, then he could surely also develop the ability to learn and know Torah, because if a person would be willing to put in the effort, then the Torah would not be far from him.
Yet it is apparent that success in learning Torah seems to allude a significant number of people. One possible reason for this is that, like the hunter, a person needs to develop an appreciation of the importance of learning Torah in order to develop a relationship with HaShem and to be able to properly observe the Mitzvos. One can quite easily appreciate the importance of earning a Parnassa because of the need to support oneself. Consequently, a person will be willing to spend several years studying with mesiras nefesh (self-sacrifice) in order to achieve this goal, and only if he can recognize that ultimately, learning Torah is of ultimate importance, will he be willing to put in the effort required.
A second possible hindrance to a person developing a deep relationship with Torah learning is that the learning he may have done may not have been enjoyable for him, thereby permanently adversely affecting his attitude to Torah learning.
The reason for this problem is that the Gemara states that a person only learns what his heart desires[4], thus, if a person was only exposed to one from of learning, he may have never been exposed to the type of learning that he truly relates to. The solution here is to try various types of learning, such as Gemara b’iyun[5], Gemara bekias[6], learning Gemara through to halacha, and also learning other parts of Torah such as Navi, Mishnayos, Hashkafa and Mussar. The following idea demonstrates this point:
Three Gedolim (Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlit’a, Rav Nissim Karelitz shlit’a, and Rav Gershon Edelstein, shlit’a) were asked what is the correct way to learn Torah. They all gave the same answer – one should learn what his heart desires.
Rav Edelstein proved this with a personal story: When he was a Maggid shiur in Yeshiva, they were learning a Gemara about the laws of damages – one of the students approached him and said that he was not deriving any enjoyment from this style of learning. Rav Edelstein asked him, what type of learning he did enjoy. He answered that he liked learning Mishnah Berurah[7]. Rav Edelstein then suggested that he learn the same areas of damages but with the Shulchan Aruch[8], and the commentary of the Sma, which is the most similar equivalent to the Mishnah Berurah in that area of Torah. The student adopted this approach and thoroughly enjoyed it, developing a deep understanding of the topic, albeit in a different way from most of his peers. He continued to become an accomplished Talmid Chacham.
If a person can develop the appreciation of the importance of Torah and find the area which he most enjoys, he can also find his own portion in learning.
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