Wednesday 16 March 2016

parshanut torah comment - Whats up with Ascending Har Sinai: prohibition


What is the significance of the ascent onto Har Sinai and its prohibition? Why is the prohibition introduced in Exodus (19:12) not with the more traditional expression of "don't" but with the less common expression of "hishamru"; guard yourselves? Does this imply that there was some great urge to ascend? Is this related to Exodus (19:21) which speaks of of the possibility of the Jews "breaking forth to see"?



  1. Why the prohibition to ascend in the first place?

  2. Why the usage of "hishamru"?





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