Commentary for Avodah Zarah 37:7
אמר ר' אבדימי בר חמא כל העוסק בתורה הקב"ה עושה לו חפציו שנאמר כי אם בתורת ה' חפצו אמר רבא לעולם ילמוד אדם תורה במקום שלבו חפץ שנאמר כי אם בתורת ה' חפצו
Avdimi b. Hama said: He who occupies himself with the Torah will have his desires granted by the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is said: “But he who [is occupied] with the Torah of the Lord, his desire [shall be granted].” Rava said: One should always study Torah in a place which his heart desires, as it is said, “But whose desire is in the Torah of the Lord.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
These are two slightly different takes on the meaning of this verse. Rava’s derashah is the same that we saw above where it was attributed to Rabbi Judah Hanasi. But R. Avdimi breaks up the words differently—he who studies the Torah, will have his desires granted.
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