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I went to Yeshiva all my life until I finished High school and after that I fell out of learning torah, whether its chumash or gemara etc... It's been 10 years since I last opened a gemara, or chumash or any other book. I need help choosing what I should be learning as I need to refresh from A-Z

I do keep Shabbat every week, put tefiilin every day, and I keep kosher but when it comes to learning I want to get back into it but not sure what to go back into as I'm a beginner or a bit more advanced than a beginner after not learning for 10 years.

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    While I wish you great success in this endeavor, I'm not sure this is the best place to get assistance for your particular case – Double AA Nov 09 '23 at 15:44
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  • "Shnayim mikra" w/an Artscroll Chumash. Best if read w/trop if you remember that & you can refer to the English if needed. For Targum Onkelos, even if you are a total newbie, still good to read it - if you do it week after week and year after year regularly, you will pick up the meaning. If not enough time for all this regularly, at least do a single weekly run-through of reading the parsha out loud.
  • Gemara maybe more challenging. Don't try daf yomi just yet, but there are many good online daf yomi shiurim which you can use at your own slower pace eg. https://outorah.org/series/2925/
  • – EraserX Nov 09 '23 at 15:58
  • Try learning something you didn't learn in yeshiva. For example, if you went to a chassidic yeshiva, try learning some litvish Torah etc. – Rabbi Kaii Nov 09 '23 at 16:51
  • Perhaps you can ask a rabbi to put you on an appropriate learning schedule. – Maurice Mizrahi Nov 09 '23 at 18:32
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    I'd agree with @DoubleAA. It really depends on your personality, preferences, etc. For some people, fanning the spark to a flame involves learning mussar; for others, it involves the intellectual depth of learning a sugya b'iyun; for still others, it's doing something as "dry" as shnayim mikra. It really depends on you. – Yehuda Nov 09 '23 at 18:33
  • Many people have reported getting back into daily Torah learning through R Stefanski's popular daf yomi shiur (https://www.youtube.com/@MercazDafYomi) - it is quite different: taught by a businessman, more visuals, feeling of community, it is worth trying. At the beginning of every masechta, he has a number of tips to help people stay motivated (e.g., if you skip a daf, don't catch up otherwise you will be never be back). He has dozens of thousands of regular viewers so worth a shot. Good luck and keep asking questions here ! – mbloch Nov 10 '23 at 04:13
  • Try going to TorahMates or Partners in Torah to get a study partner who can help you. Or if you can afford it, hire a tutor for personalized help. – N.T. Dec 10 '23 at 11:11
  • Not sure if this is an issue for you, but don't fall into the trap of thinking that it has to be the same thing for years to come, or that it has to be for hours a day as those can make it overwhelming. I have had a weekly chavrusa for years and we've learned a number of longer term things, but some weeks we just decide to do something different because one of us has it on our mind or we just need a break. I've been through periods where I have been learning Nach each day for 5 mins after breakfast which was good for a while. Some days I just go looking for interesting questions on Mi Yodeya! – Moses Supposes Dec 11 '23 at 12:51