tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post5176359670324374783..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: On Torah Learning and Olam Habah - Part IIBrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-30208228503139345332006-10-19T13:15:00.000-04:002006-10-19T13:15:00.000-04:00Wolf:
Here is my take on the song. It is the di...Wolf: <br />Here is my take on the song. It is the difference between learning/mitzvos Shelo-lishma and Lishma. If you do mitvos, including Torah learning, for the Olam Habah, that is not the best way. Rather, learn Torah Lishmah; don't even think about the Olam Haba implications when learning. Only think about how wonderful the Torah is, what it says, what it's practical implications are, and the Chasidim would add - Dveikus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-80919685323307655162006-10-19T12:16:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:16:00.000-04:00The concept behind the song makes sense philosophi...The concept behind the song makes sense philosophically. It jives very nicely with another story often told about R. Chaim of Volozhin. One of his students was planning to leave the yeshiva to go out into the business world and he was trying to discourage him from doing so. The student said, "look, rebbi, I'm still going to be shomer mitzvos and kovea ittim, so you don't have to worry about my olam haba." R. Chaim supposedly responded, "I'm not worried about your olam haba. I'm concerned about your olam hazeh." <br />The idea is that when your steeped in Torah you are already in olam haba right down here in olam hazeh. You get the best of both worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-39280492806085633332006-10-18T22:26:00.000-04:002006-10-18T22:26:00.000-04:00Why? Do you have some basis to doubt its authenti...Why? Do you have some basis to doubt its authenticity? If so, please elaborate.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-83703602355708664562006-10-18T20:26:00.000-04:002006-10-18T20:26:00.000-04:00"The song, he explained, was written by R. Chaim V..."The song, he explained, was written by R. Chaim Volozhin. [...] He therefore composed this song to show that while Olam Habah (which the GRA certainly attained) was a good thing, celebrating the Torah was also a cause for joy."<br /><br />And you believed that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com