Wednesday, 15 June 2016

halacha - Is Listening to a Torah Tape considered Talmud Torah?



It says in the Baal HaTanya's Hilchos Talmud Torah that one fulfills his obligation to learn Torah only if he says the words. Moreover, a Chavrusa fulfills his obligation only because Shomeya Keoneh.


Most Poskim do not consider a person listening to a tape as Shomeya Keoneh (and one shouldn't answer Amen to blessings he hears over the phone[1]). So does one fulfill Mitzvas Talmud Torah by listening to a shiur on a tape?



[1]. Even according to those who say that one should answer Amen after a live transmission agree that one doesn't after a recording.



Answer



I asked this question once when I wanted to learn a Masechta for the purpose of making a Siyum. I learned it on mp3 and made a Siyum with the approval of a prominent Rav who ran a Kiruv program for which I volunteered in DC.


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