Kabbalah Library
Assorted Notes
115. The Meaning of “Torah Lishma [for Her sake]”
“If he is rewarded, the Torah Lishma [for Her sake] becomes to him a potion of life” (Yoma 72b). That is, he tastes the flavor of Torah, which is regarded as “life.” “If he is not rewarded, it becomes to him a potion of death.” In other words, he feels the taste of death in the work of bestowal.
