Torah study isn’t meant to feel like hauling bricks uphill — yet for many adults, that’s exactly what it becomes: one more task squeezed between work emails and bedtime.

But the problem isn’t lack of reverence; it’s how we design the encounter. Rambam, Pirkei Avot, and modern psychology all converge on the same point: lasting motivation comes when study feels chosen, when small wins prove we’re growing, and when we’re not alone in the act. In this week’s article, I’ll show you how to shift Torah from “should” to “want to” — and why the nights you’re most tired might actually hold the deepest flow.

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The Dr Harold and Magda Katz Volume 22 of Tzurba is out now, in Israel and Internationally!

Topics include: Giving Birth on Shabbat, Emergencies on Shabbat, Electricity on Shabbat, Asking a Gentile to Violate Shabbat, Benefiting from the Violation of Shabbat, Carrying on Shabbat, Eiruv Chatzeirot, Eiruv Techumin.

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🚨 Finally Learn Gemara on Your Own Terms - Without Years of Prerequisites

You know that feeling. Sitting in shiur, watching others navigate the Gemara effortlessly while you struggle to keep up. You've tried Daf Yomi. You've attended classes. But you still can't open a Gemara and learn independently.

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Did you know?

Tzurba M'Rabanan is a project of the avrechim of the Manhigut Toranit program, hosted at Eretz Hemdah.

Each of these participants is a graduate of a hesder yeshiva and is studying for advanced "Rabbanut Ir" semicha from the Chief Rabbinate. After their studies, they are committed to serving Diaspora Jewry for a period of at least three years.

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