Catastrophic Calamity Calmed

At the Giving of the Torah, the thunderous sound of G-d’s voice was too holy and intense for the Jewish nation to handle. With each of the first two commandments spoken, their souls left their bodies and then came back. To prevent this from happening again, Moshe was commanded by HaShem to relay the remaining eight commandments.

“I never died before, but believe me, it wasn’t pleasant, and I sure don’t want to go through this again anytime soon,” commented Tsvi Tsoohakt. “We couldn’t handle HaShem’s voice in its purity and mightiness, added Tanchum Tsooshmettered.”