Va’eschanan 6:7 · unit 2

TT #35 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 6:7

The Complete Passuk

וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשׇׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃

And you shall teach them diligently to your children…

Chabad.org — 6:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kiddushin 30a (Rav Safra in the name of R’ Yehoshua ben Chananya: “veshinantam” read as “veshilashtam” — divide one’s years into thirds).

Sefaria — Kiddushin 30a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רַב סָפְרָא מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן חֲנַנְיָה: מַאי דִּכְתִיב וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם? אַל תִּקְרֵי וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם אֶלָּא וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּם — לְעוֹלָם יְשַׁלֵּשׁ אָדָם שְׁנוֹתָיו: שְׁלִישׁ בַּמִּקְרָא, שְׁלִישׁ בַּמִּשְׁנָה, שְׁלִישׁ בַּגְּמָרָא.

English: Rav Safra said in the name of R’ Yehoshua ben Chananya: What is meant by “veshinantam”? Do not read “veshinantam” but “veshilashtam” — a person should always divide his years into thirds: one third in Scripture, one third in Mishnah, one third in Gemara.

On the daf / in context: The derasha is an asmachta that establishes the ideal balanced curriculum of lifelong Torah study.

Type of Learning

Al tikrei (do not read… but…) — “veshinantam / veshilashtam.”

What Is Learned

A person should allocate his study time in equal thirds among Scripture, Mishnah, and Gemara.