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I heard fron Rav Noach Eisick Oelbaum shlita that women are also mechuyov in Birchas Hatorah because it is not a birchas hamitzva but birchas hahodoah, a blessing of praise for being able to learn Torah.
We say, כולנו יודעי שמך folowed by ולומדי תורתך לשמה what is the connection? I think Hashems name is י-ה-ו-ה
stands for היה, הוה, ויהיה was, is and will be reminds us of אמת made up of the first letter, middle letter and last letter. Torah lishma, for its own sake means learning to arrive to the truth. Shimon Hamosini was willing to give up his lives work on interpreting esin when he found one that he could not interpret. Hiow is it that Rebbi
Akiva was able to interpret, to fear the talmidei chachomim, but not him? He felt that it was not necessary to be told as the talmidei chachomim knowledge comes from Hashem whereas Rav Akiva appreciated it because he was originaly an am haaretz.