The Chofetz Chaim on Why The Generation of the Midbar Did Not Accept the Torah Willingly Until Purim

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Recording in progress. >> Okay, friends, we're uh learning from the safer Chofetz Chaim on the view of Kesubam. And Chofetz Chaim is commenting on the Shabbos daf pei zayin. Amar Rava, mai dichsiv kimu vekiblu hayehudim? Kimu beratzon masha kiblu kvar. They accepted willingly what they had previously accepted. They had ratified willingly what they previously accepted. willingly what they previously accepted. So, the Chofetz Chaim says this is very unusual. You're telling me that in the midbar they had to be coerced to be mekabel the Torah? This was the greatest generation in history. They were on the highest possible level. Why would they have not accepted the Torah willingly? And you're saying that later on, hundreds of years later, when they're on a much lower level, only then they accepted the Torah willingly? Pitzach L'havina's Hama'amar Haloya Dua, kidar midor l'dor dar de'ah. They were the generation of the ultimate They were the generation of the ultimate knowledge of Hashem. With kabalas haTorah b'nasah v'nishmah. They said na'aseh kodem l'nishmah. They said, not only did they accept it willingly, they said we don't even need to know what it says. Ve'eich noimar ki kiblu es haTorah b'einas? If they didn't know, if they didn't need to know what it said, what does it mean they were compelled? What does it mean they were forced to accept the Torah? Says the Chofetz Chaim, it doesn't mean what you think it means. Of course they accepted the Torah willingly.

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1. 0:00Recording in progress. >> Okay, friends, we're uh learning from the safer Chofetz Chaim on the…
2. 0:30willingly what they previously accepted. So, the Chofetz Chaim says this is very unusual. You're telling…
3. 1:01They were the generation of the ultimate knowledge of Hashem. With kabalas haTorah b'nasah v'nishmah. They…
4. 1:31willingly. But their concern was, it's very nice to accept the Torah in a desert, in…
5. 2:01fear. Certainly the generation of the midbar wanted to accept the Torah of the Khazali. What…
6. 2:33Consume their food and intermingle with them. Does that even send us a cure to her?…
7. 3:03That after commanded. To kill the Jews. He did a 180. And he commanded to hang…
8. 3:36garbage and now the enemy is hanging robe equal to half the Galas wish Torah but…
9. 4:07They accepted it willingly cuz they saw that the Torah is a a formula for success…

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