If Hashem descended to Mount Sinai, why did Moshe have to climb all the way up? Couldn’t Hashem have just come down a little further?This powerful question, attributed to the Baal Shem Tov, reveals a profound truth: Torah is not meant to be handed to us effortlessly. Hashem wants us to make the effort, to stretch our minds and souls to receive His wisdom.But how do we receive the Torah today?This week’s drash explores the layers of Torah understanding, from the simple to the mystical, and how each of us—born in different places, with unique life experiences—receives Torah in our own way. Our personal perspectives don’t contradict Torah; they add to its richness, its depth, its 70 facets.We stand for the Torah reading not just out of tradition, but as an active statement: We are still receiving the Torah today. The question is, how deeply are we engaging with it?Watch this drash and reflect on how you are climbing your own mountain toward divine wisdom.

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