The Oral Torah

We learn in beraita: “There is no part of Torah study which is as valuable as gemara.”

Rashi elucidates the extra-special value of gemara study as stemming from the fact that the gemara explains the mishnayot and reconciles any apparent conflicts between them.

Bava Metzia 33a

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