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Parsha Illuminated - Yisro: Sanctity of Sinai & The Commandment Without a Command

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Rabbi Hillel Shaps

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so paraa illuminated for Paras yro so parous yro contains the events of the Revelation at Mount Si as well as the Ten Commandments the Asar andos it contains other things too but that is certainly the most uh the Central and I'd say most significant part of the para and uh and also in the para we have their uh and also in the para we have their arrival at Mount Si and the preparations for the great events of the Revelation where um where everybody is going to experience prophecy as a nation and that takes preparation and uh and they have instructions with regards to Hari Mount Si what there who's allowed on who is not and if Chapter 19 Verse 12 it says uh here they translate as and you shall set boundaries for the people around saying beware be careful from going on the mountain from touching its Edge whoever touches the mountain will be put to death no hand shall touch it for they shall be stoned or cast down it for they shall be stoned or cast down for touching it whether it's man or beast shall not live and then y when the Rams Horn sounds so then y then they may Ascend the mountain and Rashi explains over there um when the Rams Horn s this is the sign of the's withdrawal and the cessation of the voice of God as soon as the withdraws they are permitted

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  1. 0:03so paraa illuminated for Paras yro so parous yro contains the events of the Revelation at
  2. 3:46mountain but once the chauffer blasts then go ahead hey Mayar you're allowed to you're allowed
  3. 7:55for something to become San to become to become holy is for us to elevate it
  4. 12:03could be read to mean that the nation will be the boundary um you should make
  5. 16:12that uh we're dealing with is why is it that the Holiness of the Temple Mount
  6. 20:30which two the first two of the Ten Commandments and I amm your God and you
  7. 24:08so yeah so very good point um and this is part of the issue that the
  8. 28:13is I am hem your god what is the Commandment the Commandment is I am AEM
  9. 32:21King then he's our King and if we don't accept God as our King he's still
  10. 36:32we don't believe in um another way I've seen the question asked is you know as

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