Shavuot: Time for Time
לכבוד ראש חודש סיון תשפ״ה
שמות ל״ד:כ״ב
״וְחַ֤ג שָׁבֻעֹת֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לְךָ֔ בִּכּוּרֵ֖י קְצִ֣יר חִטִּ֑ים וְחַג֙ הָֽאָסִ֔יף תְּקוּפַ֖ת הַשָּׁנָֽה׃״
You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the first fruits of the wheat harvest; and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year
In Hebrew, ״קציר״ shares the same root at the word ״קצר״ which is short or even quickly – ״בקיצור״
Yet, the holiday itself is a culmination of time, especially celebrating how *not* overnight the whole process was.
Am Yisrael could have received the Torah right after they left Egypt, but there is an eternal message in remembering that time is the first gift Hashem gave us. The first mitzva is Rosh Chodesh, which means that we would always have something to count, whether it be days or months…showing us that our time is precious and sacred.
Maybe Shavuot is the holiday of ״קציר״ to show us that nothing really is as overnight as we might think, it’s the שבועות – the weeks and weeks of personal development that brought us to the celebration of our growth.
Rosh Chodesh Sivan is the sweet reminder that receiving the Torah is a commitment of time, which makes the wedding of Matan Torah all the more special, it’s us saying “Yes Hashem, You created time to be with us, and we want to spend ours with You.”
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