Learning Nigleh (Gemara, Halacha) on Shabbos

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: July 4, 2025
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Learning Nigleh (Gemara, Halacha) on Shabbos: In Kuntrus Eitz Chaim by the Rebbe Rashab[1] he writes that Shabbos should be a day dedicated completely for Chassidus. Despite this statement, the Rebbe famously said that one should learn 1/3 Nigleh on Shabbos and 2/3rd Chassidus, and that there is definitely no

Learning Nigleh (Gemara, Halacha) on Shabbos:

In Kuntrus Eitz Chaim by the Rebbe Rashab[1] he writes that Shabbos should be a day dedicated completely for Chassidus. Despite this statement, the Rebbe famously said that one should learn 1/3 Nigleh on Shabbos and 2/3rd Chassidus, and that there is definitely no room to say Chas Veshalom that it is forbidden to learn Nigleh on Shabbos, and on the contrary, everyone should do so.[2]

[1] P. 53

[2] See Toras Menachem 5713 Sichas 23rd Teves and Yud Shevat p. 286 and 335

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