Parashat Bamidbar

Parashat: Bamidbar
Haftara: Vehaya Mispar

The Midrash said that for twenty six generations, since Adam’s creation, Hashem waited to transmit to mankind the precious Torah which had preceded the creation of the universe.  Finally, He found that people are willing to accept it.  The great moment of His revelation was awaited anxiously by the entire universe since it would thereby realize the spiritual goal of creation. 

 It was Shabbat morning, the sixth of Sivan 2448. Har-Sinai was atremble with excitement at the momentous event about to take place on it.  All the mountains were in a state of agitation together with it until Hashem calmed them down. 

The Jewish people were still asleep because the summer night had been short. They were awakened by thunder and lightning on Har-Sinai and by Moshe calling to them. Moshe brought the people to Har-Sinai like the usher who leads the bride to the wedding. 

The Jewish people, who assembled at the foot of Har-Sinai, man and woman separately, were joined by all the millions of unborn souls of their descendants and by the souls of all converted people who would accept the Torah in future generations.

When Hashem descended upon Har-Sinai in a burst of fire surrounded by a host of 22,000 angels, the earth quaked and there was thunder and lightning. B’nai Israel heard the sound of a shofar becoming continuously louder, growing in intensity until it reached ITS greatest volume which the people couldn't possibly bear. The fire of Har-Sinai rose up to the very heavens and the mountain smoked like a furnace.  The people trembled with fear.

Then Hashem took Har-Sinai and suspended it over the people indicating to them,"if you accept the Torah that is good, if not, you will be buried under this mountain." Hashem thereby forced the people to accept the Torah although they had previously accepted it willingly.​

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Benhamu