ויתילדו על משפחתם לבית אבתם
The Yalkut relates, when the Jewish People received the Torah, the nations of the world were filled with envy. They wondered what was it about the Jews that catalyzed Hashem’s closeness to them? [Perhaps it was not the actual Torah that we received which concerned them. They really had no desire for the Torah with its demands and restrictions. They envied the relationship we had with Hashem. They refused to accept the notion that it was a two-way street. When we accept Hashem’s mitzvos, we establish a relationship during which we move closer to Hashem. The obtuseness of the nations…
