{"id":17490,"date":"2026-02-13T13:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17490"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:28:53","slug":"the-value-of-effort-in-learning-torah","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/the-value-of-effort-in-learning-torah\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Effort in Learning Torah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">You should know that the very fact that you trouble yourself to attend the class\u2014even if you do not understand, provided you strive with all your strength\u2014will merit you to understand the entire study in the World to Come. This is written in the <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"249\">Zohar HaKadosh<\/b> (Parshas Vayishev). As the wisest of all men said: <i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"315\">&#8220;The soul of the laborer labors for him&#8221;<\/i> (Proverbs 16:26).<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Or Zarua<\/b> (Hilchos Krias Shema) writes that for all the effort and listening, you will receive a reward exactly like one who understood everything, because <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"159\">&#8220;Lefum Tza&#8217;ara Agra&#8221;<\/b> (the reward is according to the effort). You should also pray fervently during the Blessings of the Torah and in the blessing of <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"309\">&#8220;Ahava Rabba&#8221;<\/b> that the gates of your heart and understanding in Torah be opened. This is written by the <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"413\">Noda BiYehuda<\/b> (Tzelach, Berachos 64b; see also the glosses of <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"475\">Rabbi Akiva Eiger<\/b>, Yoreh De\u2019ah Siman 376).<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Another great <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"14\">Segulah<\/b> (spiritual remedy) is to be meticulous about kissing the book you are studying before and after the session (<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"131\">Or Tzadikim<\/b>, Siman 22), and to recite the verses in which <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"189\">Eliyahu HaNavi<\/b> (Elijah the Prophet) is mentioned on Saturday night at the conclusion of the Holy Shabbos (<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"295\">Tur<\/b>, end of Siman 299).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17490","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Value of Effort in Learning Torah - Ish Tsadik<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/the-value-of-effort-in-learning-torah\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Value of Effort in Learning Torah - Ish Tsadik\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You should know that the very fact that you trouble yourself to attend the class\u2014even if you do not understand, provided you strive with all your strength\u2014will merit you to understand the entire study in the World to Come. 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