Rabbi Ahuva Zaches

Learning About Life by Learning Torah

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.

“You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them ... ” (Deuteronomy 6:7). While we don’t agree on much, over time and space we religiously minded Jews do seem to agree on one central thing: the supreme importance of the study of Torah. As modern scientific fields of study and new Jewish movements have emerged, many ask, “Why study the Torah?’ I propose four answers to this question.