Editing Torah study (section)

{{short description|Studying the Torah, Talmud or other rabbinic literature}}
[[File:Carl Schleicher Eine Streitfrage aus dem Talmud.jpg|thumb|Rabbis debating the Talmud, 1870]]
[[File:Frankfort, Theologisch debat.jpg|right|thumb|A historic painting of Jews studying Torah]]
'''Torah study''' is the study of the [[Torah]], [[Hebrew Bible]], [[Talmud]], [[responsa]], [[rabbinic literature]], and similar works, all of which are [[Judaism]]'s [[Sifrei kodesh|religious texts]]. According to [[Rabbinic Judaism]], the study is done for the purpose of the ''[[mitzvah]]'' ("commandment") of Torah study itself.

This practice is present to an extent in all religious branches of Judaism, and is considered of paramount importance among religious [[Jews]]. Torah study has evolved over the generations, as lifestyles changed and also as new texts were written.