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“Hashem said to Moshe: Say to the Kohanim,
the sons of Aharon, and you shall say to them:

to a [dead] person he shall not become impure
among his people”
(Vayikra 21:1)

Why is Har Sinai mentioned specifically in reference to the mitzvah of
shemittah? All the mitzvot were transmitted at Har Sinai with all their
details. In addition, why was the sounding of the shofar chosen to herald
the Yovel?
The sound of the shofar reminds us of Matan Torah, when the shofar’s 18
blasts caused the entire nation to tremble. Just as at that time, Am Yisrael
willingly accepted the Torah, so too, each person must be prepared to What is the relevance of Har Sinai to the mitzvah of shemittah? Rashi
fulfill the mitzvot of shemittah and yovel in their entirety. Additionally, at explains that just as all the details of the mitzvah of shemittah were
Matan Torah, Am Yisrael still recalled how it felt to be a slave and transmitted at Har Sinai, likewise the details of all other mitzvot were
appreciated their freedom. Consequently, they are required to demonstrate given there as well. But this could have been learned from any other
compassion for their slaves and free them happily on yovel.Thus,by mitzvah. According to the Midrash, when Moshe ascended to Heaven, the
mentioning Har Sinai in reference to shemittah and yovel, one is aroused angels sought to kill him. Hashem told him to grasp on to the Heavenly
to execute these mitzvot with enthusiasm and joy. Throne and contend with the angels. Why did Hashem not refute the
Why did Hashem request that Moshe ascend to Heaven in order to receive arguments of the angels Himself? Also, why was it necessary for Moshe
the Torah, when He could have given it to him on Earth? This teaches us to seize the Heavenly Throne?

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