GEN779 A person needs to set himself solely to understand and grow wise through the fields of wisdom and comprehension that convey the glory of his Maker, to the extent of the ability that a person has to understand and realize.  This is among the commandments that a person has a duty to observe at every occasion and every moment.  Included in this mizvah [is the obligation] to bring human beings closer to His service and worship (blessed is He), and to make Him beloved by His human beings, as Abraham our father did (peace abide with him) – as scripture states, and the souls that they had formed in Haran [this verse].  For this reason the Holy One, blessed is He, called him His friend, as it says, Abraham My friend. Isaiah 41:8. CCCBM 15