Why did Hashem wait three months before giving the Bnei Yisroel the Torah, when the very purpose of Yitzias Mitzrayim was Matan Torah? Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgenstern, the Holy Kotzker explains: When Bnei Yisrael came out of Egypt, their sickness was such that they did not understand how much harm their slavery had caused. Hashem waited for three months to give them the Torah so that they could realize their own disabilities. Realization of one's weaknesses is the first step towards rehabilitation.
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May 08, 2008
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