GEN755 We must try to spread Torah study and observance. … The Ohr Hachayim has an original interpretation for the reason God dispersed the generation of the tower of Babal (dor haflagah).  He explains that they wanted just one section of the world to be inhabited.  Everyone would live in one area, while the rest of the world would remain desolate. The tower would serve as a counterpoint for the populated area and a means of recognizing it from a distance.  God, however, wanted the entire world to be inhabited, so He dispersed them.  Rabbi Chayim Shmuelevitz frequently remarks that the same lesson applies to spreading the ideals of Torah.  Torah observance is not meant to be the possession of a select few in an isolated corner.  Rather, we must try to spread Torah study and observance as far and wide as possible.  Failure to do so is a repetition of the behavior of the generation of the dispersion.   PLYN 41