I want to introduce the public to the idea of bitul Torah.
ביטול תורה wasting time from Torah is considered a sin. The idea has its origin in the Talmud.
We have a minimum amount of learning that one is required: saying the Shema in the morning and evening. But when one has time he must go back to learning during the day. It means that one is not free to choose what mitzvahs or activities he wants to do. Even prayer.
The Gra said it is better to sit in a room and twiddle ones thumbs than to go seeking for mitzvas.
This is important to know because though one is required to learn a profession and also to learn survival skills and do all the things one is required, still when one has free time he is not allowed to decide what he wants to do. it is already decided for him.
ביטול תורה wasting time from Torah is considered a sin. The idea has its origin in the Talmud.
We have a minimum amount of learning that one is required: saying the Shema in the morning and evening. But when one has time he must go back to learning during the day. It means that one is not free to choose what mitzvahs or activities he wants to do. Even prayer.
The Gra said it is better to sit in a room and twiddle ones thumbs than to go seeking for mitzvas.
This is important to know because though one is required to learn a profession and also to learn survival skills and do all the things one is required, still when one has free time he is not allowed to decide what he wants to do. it is already decided for him.
