הוי כל
צמא לכו למים (ישעיהו נה:א).
Rav Tzaddok (Pri Tzaddik Reah #10) says this verse is referring to a student that is filled
with sins. About such a student the
Gemorah in Chullin 133a gives stern warning to the teacher not to teach. Yet, regarding the pupil himself the verse
says if you fill thirsty, if you are filled with an uncontrollable thirst to
learn, then go to learn Torah. Even
though the holy books describe how the learning of a sinner gives power to the
evil side, at the end of the day the spiritual light of the Torah will purify
the learner.
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