DEUT270 [Deuteronomy 6:7]. This biblical commandment to commit oneself to Torah study is a basic and far reaching one, codified into law and translated into individual and communal action. The codifiers of Jewish law all considered Torah study to be an obligation unlimited in time, so that all other activities became either limited in its light or were even frowned upon. Furthermore, the obligation of Torah study was considered not to be limited by one's age, knowledge, or economic or social condition. ... Torah education was not limited to children but had to be extended to adults, in view of the obligation "you shall devote yourselves to its [Torah] study" (Jos. 1:8).