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Matan Torah celebrates the greatest gift given to the Jewish People; our holy Torah. The first commandment conveys the message that Torah learning should not be based on blind faith but on firm knowledge as is written, “Ani Hashem Elokeicha”. This statement testifies first-hand there is none other than Hashem as we had personally witnessed on Har Sinai.
We are commanded to have emuna; to trust in the Torah wisdom transmitted through our Holy Sages as though we witnessed it personally. Emuna is absolute clarity and certainty that leads to loyalty; allegiance to Torah instruction. One way to reinforce our trust in Hashem and the words of Torah is through contemplating the irrational prophecies that are unfolding before our very eyes; they testify to the Divine origin of the Torah.
Even though we cannot go back in time to personally experience Matan Torah we can mend the fragments of current reality by seeking out the totality of Hashem’s providence in this world. The memory of Matan Torah was seared into every mind and heart; we can relive that experience every time we see Hashem’s intimate intervention in our lives today.
We rely on the tradition handed down from generation to generation. In order to receive the Torah we should learn Torah, establish knowledge through Torah wisdom and remain faithful to it under all circumstances. The experience of Har Sinai remains alive in each of us as a demo in order that we remain inspired to live in that Oneness again. It was from this experience that our emuna was born.
