Ahava Rabba: A Light of Love

In this bracha, we ask Hashem for the opportunity to learn His Torah. Mishlei tells us “A mitzvah is a candle (or oil lamp), but Torah is light.” All the mitzvos are compared to a lamp that holds oil, while Torah learning is the fire that ignites it.

Across the Jewish world, people are learning Torah, whether full time or while supporting their families, for no other reason than love of it. Nations, too, have their codes of law, lehavdil—but does anyone study American law on their time off? It is this love that keeps us as a nation and enabled us to survive.

Adapted from Emunah in the Classroom