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It is not sufficient to study Torah. An individual must constantly review his Torah studies, so that they remain in his mind and becoame integrated into his personality. Indeed, the Sifri ascribes to this pasuk the admonition to repeat again and again that which we have learned. The Torah warns that, just as one has to be careful not to lose any penny that he has earned, he should likewise vigilantly guard against losing any Torah knowledge which he has acquired. In Iyov 28:7, Torah knowledge is compared to both gold and glass. Like gold, it is difficult to acquire,…

Horav E. Dessler, z.l., explains that all which comprises an individual’s creative personality, including his capacity to earn a livelihood, his intelligence, foresight, business acumen, and skill, are the products of Hashem’s beneficence. In fact, every facet of one’s existence is derived from Hashem. The miracle of physical and mental health is not the direct result of the nutrition inherent in the food we eat. Rather, Hashem employs the food as a vehicle by which He imparts this seemingly natural blessing. Horav Dessler cites Targum Onkelos, who explains that the thought process which catalyzes every endeavor is actually the work…