We all know that there is nothing more important than learning Torah. We have heard many times that it is the purpose of our existence and the fulfillment of our souls. Yet, surprisingly, when there is another mitzvah to be performed, we seem to push Torah aside (see Menachos 99b and Rashi). One would think that we would treat talmud Torah with at least as much deference as other mitzvos, where the rule is that if one is involved in one mitzvah, he needn’t interrupt to perform another (osek b’mitzvah potur min hamitzvah). Why this discrepancy and what seems to...