Joodse traditie als permanent leren

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for the school, such a transfer is allowable, even in a place where ordinarily it is forbidden to change the use made of contributed funds.

If no immediate use can be made of funds contributed for a specific purpose, the donor cannot retract his gift. For example: when a plot of land has been given as a site for a House of Learning and the House of Learning cannot be built at the time, the gift must stand until such time as the House of Learning can be built. All this has application only where there is no definite local custom in the matter. . . . But where there is a definite local custom, it must be followed either way, for it is presumed that the gift is made by the donor and accepted by the community subject to the local custom governing the right of transferring charity gifts.

The theme of learning is also treated in the Orah Hayyim.

((Early Morning Studies))

155, 1. When one leaves the synagogue at the close of the daily morning service, one should proceed to the House of Learning. One should fix a regular time for study, and that time must be unchangeable even at great personal sacrifice.

One who is too ignorant to study Torah with the others should nevertheless attend the House of Learning and thus get the reward of his attendance. Or he should take a seat apart and study a little of what he can, and thus have enter into his heart a spirit of conduct infused by veneration.

155,2. One may eat a light breakfast before going to the House of Learning in the morning; if one is accustomed to do so, and it is advisable so to accustom oneself (in order to preserve one's health for the service of the Creator).

((The Pentateuch, the Basis of Jewish Learning))

2 85, 1. Although by regular weekly attendance at synagogue throughout the year, one hears the reading of the whole Pentateuch, one must nevertheless read for himself every week the portion from the Pentateuch for the week, twice in the Hebrew text and once in the Targum (The ancient Aramaic translation of the Bible). Even verses which