DEUT477 It is a positive commandment to be attached to Torah scholars and their disciples for Scripture says, and to Him shall you cling [this verse]; and the Sages of blessed memory explained (Talmud Bavli, K'thuboth 111b); Whoever adheres to Torah scholars, it is as though he were attached to the shechinah (Divine Presence). Therefore a person should marry a daughter of a Torah scholar, and he should give his daughter in marriage to a Torah scholar. He should eat with him and have him benefit from his wealth. He should wallow in the dust of the feet of Torah scholars, and drink in their words thirstily.