"Similarly, a Midrash taught that had read, "Cursed be he who does not "learn" the words of the law," then Israel would not have been able to survive, but reads, "who does not "confirm" the words of this law," and so the Hebrew implies that one may avoid the curse through the maintenance of Torah students and colleges.A Midrash taught that there is nothing greater before God than the "amen" that Israel answers.