By Matan
Torah we know Kofa Aleihem Har Ki’gigis. Hakadosh Baruch Hu held the mountain
over Klal Yisrael and he said to Klal Yisrael if you are Mekabeil Torah good
and if not Sham T’hei Kevuraschem, you will be buried. So there was a Kefia for
Kabbalas Hatorah. This is brought down in Maseches Shabbos on 88a (17 lines
form the top) (א"ר אבדימי בר חמא בר חסא מלמד שכפה
הקב"ה עליהם את ההר כגיגית ואמר להם אם אתם מקבלים התורה מוטב ואם לאו שם תהא
קבורתכם). Tosafos asks (כפה עליהן הר כגיגית. ואע"פ
שכבר הקדימו נעשה לנשמע שמא יהיו חוזרים כשיראו האש הגדולה שיצאתה נשמתן והא דאמר
בפ"ק דמס' ע"ז (דף ב:) כלום כפית עלינו הר כגיגית דמשמע דאם היה כופה
עליהן לא היה להן תשובה והכא אמר דמודעא רבה לאורייתא היינו על מה שלא קבלוה אבל
מה שלא קיימוה איכא תשובה). That Klal Yisrael was
Mekabeil the Torah willingly with Naaseh V’nishma and if so then what is the need
of the Kefia, focing Klal Yisrael?
This
Tosafos Kasha is the basis for many different Derashos regarding Matan Torah.
Some make a distinction between Torah She’bichsav and Torah She’bal Peh which
is most probably the most well-known Teretz.
The Maharal
has an approach which is more B’derech Hapshat. The Maharal is quoted by Rav
Schorr in the Ohr Gedalyahu on Shevuos page # 162. The Maharal himself is in
Tiferes Yisroel Perek 32. The Maharal says such a beautiful Pshat B’derech
Hapshat. The question was Klal Yisrael accepted the Torah willingly so why did
Hakadosh Baruch Hu force them?
Says the
Maharal, Mitzad Hamekabeil V’ratzon Umitzad Hanosen V’hechrich. From the side
of the one who accepted the Torah it was accepted willingly but from the side
of the giver, the giver gave it B’hechrich. Compelling, forcing Klal Yisrael to
accept the Torah. What does this mean?
Rav
Schorr explained that Klal Yisrael accepted upon themselves willingly that
Hakadosh Baruch Hu would force Klal Yisrael to accept the Torah at all times.
He gives a Mashal. There is a man who suffers from a mental disorder. There are
times that he is well and he behaves normally and there are times that he
becomes insane. When he is well he tells his friends or relatives at the times
that I become insane compel me to do the right thing. So too with Klal Yisrael.
Klal Yisrael said we are accepting the Torah willingly. There may be times
throughout the generations where the nation of Klal Yisrael acts in a
rebellious way and throws off the yoke of Torah. So Klal Yisrael willingly
accepted the concept of (שכפה הקב"ה עליהם את ההר
כגיגית) that they should be
compelled to accept the Torah throughout the generations and that is why
Hakadosh Baruch Hu follows up when Jews are quick to assimilate Hakadosh Baruch
Hu makes the Goyim throw away the assimilation.
In the
mid 1800’s Jews in Germany were compelled to take German names. It was a decree
from Emperor Franciosis that all Jews in Austria and Germany had to shed their
Jewish names and had to take non-Jewish names. That was done so that Jews would
assimilate. Within a century the Nuremberg laws in Germany said that Jews were
not allowed to have gentile names and they had to change their names to
recognizable Jewish names. When Jews go to assimilate Hakadosh Baruch Hu with
Kefia forces Klal Yisrael to go back to be recognized as Jews. This is what
Klal Yisrael was Mekabeil here at this moment. This is a beautiful thought from
the Maharal again in the Ohr Gedalyahu on Shevuos.
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