ואמרת אכלה בשר וגו'. איתא בגמרא (ב"מ דפ"ד ע"א) אהבה דוחקת הבשר, ר"ל אהבת השם דוחקת ומזככת את הבשר שהוא הגוף, עוד יש לומר שאהבה דוחקת וממתקת את הבשר שהוא דין, כי הבשר בא מסטרא דדינא כידוע: (ליקוטים יקרים ד"ה ע"ג.).
And you will say, I will eat flesh… (Ibid. 12:20) The Talmud says: “Love compresses the flesh.”2Bava Metziah 84a. The context of this statement is a discussion in the Talmud between a Roman matron and Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Elazar bar Rabbi Shimon, both of whom the Talmud describes as being extremely fat. The matron said to them, “Your children are not your own.” They answered, “Our wives stomachs are bigger than ours!” “All the more so!” she replied. “Love compresses the flesh,” they answered her. Meaning to say, love of G-d compresses and purifies the flesh, which is the body. It can also be said that love compresses and sweetens the flesh, which is Harsh Judgment; for the flesh comes from the side of Judgment, as is known. Likutey Yikarim, p. 5c
ואמרת אכלה בשר וגו'. איתא בגמרא (ב"מ דפ"ד ע"א) אהבה דוחקת הבשר, ר"ל אהבת השם דוחקת ומזככת את הבשר שהוא הגוף, עוד יש לומר שאהבה דוחקת וממתקת את הבשר שהוא דין, כי הבשר בא מסטרא דדינא כידוע:
(ליקוטים יקרים ד"ה ע"ג.).
And you will say, I will eat flesh… (Ibid. 12:20)
The Talmud says: “Love compresses the flesh.”2Bava Metziah 84a. The context of this statement is a discussion in the Talmud between a Roman matron and Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Elazar bar Rabbi Shimon, both of whom the Talmud describes as being extremely fat. The matron said to them, “Your children are not your own.” They answered, “Our wives stomachs are bigger than ours!” “All the more so!” she replied. “Love compresses the flesh,” they answered her. Meaning to say, love of G-d compresses and purifies the flesh, which is the body. It can also be said that love compresses and sweetens the flesh, which is Harsh Judgment; for the flesh comes from the side of Judgment, as is known.
Likutey Yikarim, p. 5c