Chazal tell us that every day, we should consider it like we first received the Torah that day. Many ask, the Torah was given thousands of years ago. How can we consider it as new, each day? A suggestion is to daily relive the experiences of matan Torah. Do so for just a few moments, and it will be like you received the Torah that day.
Practical Application
Let us first describe the atmosphere that Klal Yisrael experienced when the Torah was given on Har Sinai. Husbands separated from their wives (prishus), because people separated themselves from the gashmiyus of Olam HaZeh (see Shemos 19:15). There was trembling and fear of heaven (see ibid. 19:16). The nation stood before their Creator (see 19:17), and they accepted the Torah with calmness, joy, and humility.
For a few moments, each day, study Torah while experiencing these concepts. Divorce yourself entirely from all aspects of this world, without any exceptions, and arouse yourself to fear Hashem. Experience yourself being in the Creator’s presence, and study Torah with calmness, joy, and humility. This will be your experience of matan Torah for that day.
In this manner, a person becomes united with Hashem and with His Torah, the madreigah that Chazal describe as “Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Torah, and Yisrael are one.” This short time will have an influence on the entire day, and he will feel, frequently throughout the day, a closeness with Hashem.
Chazal say, “If you grab too much, you will have nothing. But if you take just a little, you will attain it” (Succah 5a). It will be too difficult to do this practice for a long time, but one can do it for a short time, and it will impact the entire day. As the Chovas HaLevavos writes, “A drop of purity is a lot.”
The Sound of the Shofar Grew Continually Much Stronger (Shemos 19:19)
(שמות יט, יט) וַיְהִי קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק מְאֹד וגו’
