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numerically equivalent to the word (grandeur), which belongs solely
to Hashem, as the pasuk in Tehillim states, “Hashem has reigned, He has
“And on the fifteenth day of this month is a donned grandeur; Hashem has donned strength.” Since Torah is the only
festival; for a seven-day period matzot shall real strength, we can say that Hashem’s grandeur is strengthened when we
be eaten” study Torah. The letters , adding one for the unit itself, have the

(Bamidbar 28:17) gematria of twelve, alluding to the twelve tribes. Unity among our nation
fortifies Hashem’s grandeur.
“On the day of the first-fruits, when you offer a When a person attaches himself to Hashem, His Name of is connected
new meal-offering to Hashem on your Festival to that person, and all the nations are afraid to prosecute or persecute him.
of Weeks, it shall be a holy convocation to you; But when one distances himself from Hashem and His Torah, he invites
you shall not do any laborious work” the gentiles to level allegations against him.

(ibid. vs. 26) Moshe was the most humble man on the face of the earth. He raised
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, himself from the level of “earth” to that of “man.” He earned the title
Man, emulating Hashem Who is called Man of War. When Am Yisrael
there shall be a holy convocation for you; you serve Hashem with humility, they elevate His grandeur, thereby meriting
shall do no laborious work; you shall celebrate that Hashem fights their battles and silences the accusers.
a festival to Hashem for a seven-day period”
(ibid. 29:12)

“These are the families of the Reuveni; their
count was forty-three thousand, seven hundred
and thirty. These are the families of the

Shimoni; twenty-two thousand, two hundred”
(Bamidbar 26:7,14)

Why doesn’t the Torah specify the date of the festival of Shavuot? It is
because Kabbalat HaTorah has no specific date. Every day of a person’s