Rabbi's love for one prepared to learn (6)
I believe the answer is:
absorb
'learn' is the definition.
(absorbing is a kind of learning)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for absorb that I've seen before include "Assimilate or take in as a sponge" , "Soak up, as a sponge" , "Assimilate or soak up" , "Take or drink in" , "Take in and digest, food or knowledge" .)