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Many of us are familiar with the famous two words that the fledgling Jewish nation declares at Har Sinai as they accept the Torah the now legendary words נעשה ונשמע, “we will do and we will listen.” Our willingness to blindly commit to the commandments of G-d’s Torah, evident by the fact that we say “we will do” before “we will hear”, highlights the tremendous commitment shown by the nation to G-d and His commandments. Even more, echoing across the centuries, the phrase נעשה ונשמע has become a hallmark of our own devotion to Torah throughout the generations.
As we stood at Har Sinai, we saw the thunder, heard the lightning. The lightning fades, but the sudden burst of clarity takes you forward. Six women share a moment that illuminated their path
Girls in the seventh grade are usually busy with hairstyles and shoes and homework. In whispered conversations with classmates they might ponder the shidduch date they aren’t supposed to know their brother is on, and whether or not their teacher is expecting.
I, on the other hand, was a tomboy busy with hockey and softball and homework. In whispered conversations with classmates we pondered the Abominable Snowman, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Bermuda Triangle.
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At Har Sinai, Almighty G-d revealed Himself to the entire Jewish nation and gave them the Torah. The first words He said were, â
Anochi Hashem Elokecha â I am Hashem your G-d.â
The Midrash tells us that the word â
Anochiâ is an Egyptian word. How are we to understand this Midrash?
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mitzvos are included within them. In fact, the
Aseres Hadibros contain 620 letters, as the Shelah points out, symbolizing the 613
mitzvos of the Torah and the seven
mitzvos ordained by the Sages.
We heard the first two
dibros directly from G-d Himself, and the first word, â