Shavuos denotes the entire relationship between G-d and the Jewish
people, Zeman Matan Torasaynu, it is the Holiday, when we accept the
Torah! This acceptance known as the COVENANT-Bris, specifies the
entire NEXUS between the Jewish people and the Creator of the World.
What does this “Bris” denote? We must refer to
Genesis 15:18, “In that day G-d made a Bris-Covenant with Abraham,
saying unto thy seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt
unto the great river, the River Euphrates.” Eighteen in Hebrew is
CHAI which means life, life will be obtained when we reach the above
mentioned boundaries. We are not only informed that Bris means G-d
gave us the Holy Land but its exact boundaries are from the river of
Egypt unto to the great river, the River Euphrates. Indeed, the
entire relationship between G-d and the Jewish people is graphically
enumerated in Genesis 17; Verses 7-14. In Verse 7, G-d assured
Abraham that the Covenant will be forever andHashem will be our G-d
for all generations to come. Indeed, we have a QUID PRO QUO, G-d
gives us the Holy land and we accept Hashem as our G-d.
In addition, G-d demands of us a sign a testimony
that the Covenant ensued and is everlasting. Specifically, Verses 10
- 14, declares OS BRIS-Circumcision is the Sign of the Covenant! And
in Verse 14, G-d states that one who is not circumcised “Shall be
cut off from his people.” Furthermore, by the method of Pilpul, we
may deduce the following: If one does not have the Sign of the
Covenant, he is to be cut off from the Jewish people, ipso facto, if
one denies the Covenant itself, he is to be Excised! In other words,
if one who does not have the sign of the covenant, is to be cut off
from his people, then surely one who denies the Covenant - Eretz
Yisroel (From the Nile to the Euphrates) itself, is surely to be cut
off from his people.
Shavous personifies the relationship between
Hashem and the entirety of Klal Yisroel. We accept Hashem (The
Torah), and in return, we receive Israel from the Nile to the
Euphrates.
