Vayikra 23:15).
Rabbeinu Nissim writes that when Moshe told the Jewish nation, â[Y]ou will serve Hashem on this mountainâ (
Shemos 3:12), they asked, âWhen shall we do this?â Moshe replied that it would be at the end of 50 days.
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Each member of
matan
sefiras haâomer.
The Chinuch cites
Yirmiyahu (33:25), stating that the heavens and earth were created solely with the intent that the Jewish nation accept the Torah, and they were redeemed from Egypt only so that they could accept the Torah. Counting the days from the second day of Pesach until Shavuos demonstrates our unconditional desire for the Torah, like a man who thirsts for water.