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through the study of Torah. Furthermore, there is no such thing as taking
a break or vacation from Torah. Avodat Hashem requires great effort.

There are those who argue that the adherence to mitzvot were only
relevant to past generations. However, today there is no obligation to
follow its laws, since they arouse the hatred of the nations toward us. In
fact, the opposite is true. When our “voice” does not reflect the “voice of
Yaakov,” the hands of Eisav immediately gain control.
Rabbi Meir Ba’al Haness states that whoever forgets the Torah that he
studied is liable for death. The way to retain one’s knowledge of Torah
is to constantly review it. One is careful in guarding his material
possessions; how much more so should he fear for his spiritual
acquisitions.
When an unborn child is in his mother’s womb, an angel hovers over him
and teaches him Torah. Afterwards, it strikes his mouth so that all his
Torah should be forgotten. If this knowledge is important, why cause the
infant to forget it? Conversely, if there is no purpose to this knowledge,
why does the angel teach it to him in the first place? This is because if
the angel would not teach it to the unborn child, after he is born he would
never possess the ability to comprehend Torah. Notwithstanding, the angel
causes him to forget his original learning in the womb, in order to teach
us that the Torah requires labor and effort to master it.

“If you will go in My statutes and observe My
commandments and perform them”
(Vayikra 26:3)