Sixth Remembrance

There is a custom to recite the six remembrances at the end of the Shacharit every morning. We are to remember the exodus from Egypt, and remember Amalek, and remember our rebelliousness towards Hashem in the desert. We are to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy, and we are to remember what Hashem did to Miriam for speaking against her brother, Moshe.
The sixth remembrance might be the most important of all. We must never forget the day when we all stood at Mount Sinai, and we heard G-d speak. This revelation was the foundation of Judaism.

There was never a day like it in all of human history. Every Jew, heard the voice of G-d, as He uttered the first two of the Ten Commandments.

The Oral Law and Written Law were given on that day, and there was no doubt as to what they were witnessing. All of the Jewish people were elevated to an extremely high spiritual level. They were like Adam before the sin. Had it not been for the sin of the Golden Calf, death would have been abolished forever.

This remembrance should be on our minds as each day begins. It will help give us perspective as to what is truly important and what is not. No religion can make the claim of the Jewish people.

When we began as a nation, every Jew was spoken to, individually. Remembering Sinai, will help us eliminate the doubts that might plague us. The Torah is true, and Moshe’s teachings are true.

There probably is no better way to start the day, except to remember the six remembrances. We will not lose our focus on who we are as Jews, and why we were placed in this world.