IT’S NOT “YOU” AND “ME”, IT’S “US”
Notice that the entire Aseres HaDibros is: בְׁ לָ שוֹן יָחִ יד in singular form, as if we are all one person. We can suggest that this is a message, that we keep the Torah with Achdus, and without Kin'ah or competition. We Fargin each other, and we are happy with others’ Hatzlacha in Avodas Hashem. For good reason it says prior to Matan Torah: וַיִחַן שָם יִשְׁרָא ל נֶּגֶּד הָהָר יתרו יט ב Klal Yisroel camped before the mountain, in: לָ שוֹן יָחִ יד singular form, and Rashi says it means Achdus and without Machlokes. Everything we do should be with a togetherness; it’s “us”, not “you” and “me”.
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