Matan Torah
מתן תורהThe giving of the Torah at Sinai — na'aseh v'nishma and the covenant of the luchos. The Sfas Emes on Matan Torah.
321 essays
Bereishit
Noach
Toldot
Vayetzei
Vayechi
Shemot
Vaeira
Bo
Beshalach
Yitro
- Yisro 5632 תרל"בYitro · תרל"ב
- Yisro תרל"בYitro · תרל"ב
- Shabbos Renewing the WorldYitro · תרל"ב · Essay 1
- Hearing the Voice Beyond SpeechYitro · תרל"ב · Essay 3
- Yisro תרל"דYitro · תרל"ד
- Doing Before Hearing TorahYitro · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Yisro 5635 תרל"הYitro · תרל"ה
- Yisro Repairing Amalek's DamageYitro · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Israel Crowning Divine KingshipYitro · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Yisro 5636 תרל"וYitro · תרל"ו
- Naaseh Before NishmaYitro · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Returning Torah Through TeshuvahYitro · תרל"ח · Essay 3
- Yisro Repairing Amalek's DamageYitro · תרל"ט · Essay 1
- Seeing the Soul's Living SourceYitro · תרל"ט · Essay 3
- Israel Crowning God Over CreationYitro · תרל"ט · Essay 4
- From Servants to ChildrenYitro · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Derech Eretz Precedes TorahYitro · תרמ"א · Essay 3
- Oral Torah Implanted Within UsYitro · תרמ"א · Essay 4
- Yisro תרמ"בYitro · תרמ"ב
- Torah as the Third RenewalYitro · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Wilderness as Torah's Resting PlaceYitro · תרמ"ב · Essay 3
- Knowledge Leading to ActionYitro · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Israel's Collective GuarantorshipYitro · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Doing Before HearingYitro · תרמ"ד · Essay 1
- Torah as the Essence of ShabbosYitro · תרמ"ה · Essay 3
- The singular Anochi, unity, and the room for sinYitro · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Yisro 5647 תרמ"זYitro · תרמ"ז
- Torah as rectification and peace for all creationYitro · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Sinai's two illuminations restored by mitzvos and ShabbosYitro · תרמ"ז · Essay 2
- Toil prepares the vessel; the Torah comes as a giftYitro · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Two kinds of fear in avodahYitro · תרמ"ח · Essay 4
- Matan Torah as the re-creation of Bnei YisraelYitro · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- One message, two levels of acceptanceYitro · תר"נ · Essay 1
- Soul-root, Torah, and Shabbos revelationYitro · תר"נ · Essay 3
- Torah restores Adam's lost inner soulYitro · תרנ"א · Essay 2
- Standing at Sinai and the rest of ShabbosYitro · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Shabbos and the three pillars of emunahYitro · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
- Ten Commandments, Inner Soul of CreationYitro · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
- Torah as freedom and true wisdomYitro · תרנ"ד · Essay 1
- Torah as the ultimate refinementYitro · תרנ"ד · Essay 2
- Sinai's testimony fixed through thought, speech, deedYitro · תרנ"ה · Essay 1
- Shabbos As Israel's Share In HashemYitro · תרנ"ו · Essay 2
- Torah received as both gift and earned acquisitionYitro · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- Souls Freed from BondageYitro · תר"ס · Essay 1
- The soul's indelible bond from SinaiYitro · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Torah lifts Yisrael above natureYitro · תרס"ב · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the day of remembranceYitro · תרס"ב · Essay 3
Mishpatim
- Mishpatim תרל"אMishpatim · תרל"א
- Mishpatim תרל"דMishpatim · תרל"ד
- Na'aseh before nishma rooted in ratzonMishpatim · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Reasons of mitzvos as the inner TorahMishpatim · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Mishpatim תרל"זMishpatim · תרל"ז
- Mitzvos steer the world; mishpatim followMishpatim · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Mishpatim תרמ"זMishpatim · תרמ"ז
- Mishpatim תרמ"ט incompleteMishpatim · תרמ"ט
- Bnei Yisrael made into vessels for the mitzvosMishpatim · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Torah grants the divine power of judgmentMishpatim · תרנ"ג · Essay 1
- The Torah's unity from SinaiMishpatim · תרנ"ד · Essay 1
- The pierced ear and constant readiness to serve HashemMishpatim · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
- True judgment renews creation through emesMishpatim · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Soul revelation at Sinai rectifies the bodyMishpatim · תרס"ג · Essay 1
Shekalim
Terumah
Tetzaveh
Zachor
Purim
- Purim's love-driven re-acceptance of TorahPurim · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Purim's salvation through unearned lovePurim · תרל"ד · Essay 3
- Purim repairs the sin of the EgelPurim · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Purim restores the merit of na'aseh v'nishmaPurim · תרל"ז · Essay 4
- Reaccepting Torah out of lovePurim · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Purim completes the deed Amalek blockedPurim · תרנ"ד · Essay 3
- Amalek's fall uncovers the bris and TorahPurim · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
Ki Tisa
- Shabbos untouched by sinKi Tisa · תרל"ב · Essay 2
- Ki Tisa תרל"זKi Tisa · תרל"ז
- Shabbos: the gift untouched by sinKi Tisa · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Moshe binds himself to Klal YisraelKi Tisa · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Luchos engrave Torah into actionKi Tisa · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Fervor first, then the beauty of concealmentKi Tisa · תרל"ט · Essay 3
- The Luchos bind physical to spiritualKi Tisa · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Shabbos as root of refined deedsKi Tisa · תרמ"א · Essay 1
- The tzaddik who descends to upliftKi Tisa · תרמ"א · Essay 2
- Shabbos restores the crowns of na'aseh v'nishmaKi Tisa · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Shabbos elevates the physical to soulKi Tisa · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Written and Oral Torah as marriageKi Tisa · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Freedom engraved on the tabletsKi Tisa · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- Torah as a gift from above, like ShabbosKi Tisa · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Shabbos restores face-to-face closenessKi Tisa · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
Parah
Vayikra
- The angelic point in every JewVayikra · תרל"ו · Essay 1
- Becoming a malach through na'asehVayikra · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Every Jew is Hashem's witnessVayikra · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Naaseh and nishma as endless ascentVayikra · תרל"ח · Essay 3
- Uniting body and soul through bittul, like MosheVayikra · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Completing mitzvos to reach inner hearingVayikra · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Shabbos restores the thousand levels of SinaiVayikra · תר"ס · Essay 2
Shabbat HaGadol
Pesach
Shmini
Tazria
Acharei Mot
Kedoshim
Emor
Behar
- Speech, the Holy Tongue, and bittul as the path to TorahBehar · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Behar תרמ"גBehar · תרמ"ג
- Behar תרמ"דBehar · תרמ"ד
- Shemittah, bittul, and returning yesh to its SourceBehar · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Behar תרמ"ו 1Behar · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Shemittah, trust, and receiving the TorahBehar · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Children and servants of HashemBehar · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
Bechukotai
Bamidbar
Shavuot
- Shavuot תרל"אShavuot · תרל"א
- Shavuot Essay תרל"אShavuot · תרל"א
- Shavuot תרל"אShavuot · תרל"א
- Yirah as the preparation for ahavahShavuot · תרל"א · Essay 2
- Torah as the revealed life-force of CreationShavuot · תרל"א · Essay 4
- Zachor and Shamor unite concealed and revealed TorahShavuot · תרל"א · Essay 6
- Shavuot תרל"גShavuot · תרל"ג
- Torah as the life-force sustaining creationShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 2
- Fear that guards, love that draws nearShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 3
- Sinai's revelation made sin impossibleShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 4
- Torah reveals the hidden goodShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 5
- Oral Torah and inner divine lifeShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 6
- Moshe drawing near as emissaryShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 7
- Torah enduring through Moshe not miracleShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 8
- Uniting earthly and heavenly bread through TorahShavuot · תרל"ד · Essay 4
- Descent for the sake of ascent at Matan TorahShavuot · תרל"ד · Essay 5
- Shavuos as Atzeres, the inner point of the festivalsShavuot · תרל"ד · Essay 6
- Fear as preparation for Matan TorahShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- The two crowns of naaseh v'nishmaShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 3
- Seeing the sounds at SinaiShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 4
- Singular Dibros sustain Torah through one JewShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 5
- Torah is given anew each ShavuosShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 6
- Giving and receiving the TorahShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 7
- Mesirus nefesh as gateway to valuing this worldShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 8
- Moshe hearing on behalf of the communityShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 9
- Mesirus nefesh as the power to hear HashemShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 10
- Seeing the sounds at SinaiShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Two kinds of yiras ShomayimShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 4
- Refining the world rather than becoming angelsShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 5
- Lingering fragrance of Matan TorahShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 7
- Torah as the form that shapes creationShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 9
- Two-directional closeness on ShavuosShavuot · תרל"ו · Essay 10
- World entrusted to Bnei YisraelShavuot · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Shabbos remembers and safeguards TorahShavuot · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Torah renews and rectifies CreationShavuot · תרל"ז · Essay 4
- Submission lets the material world receive TorahShavuot · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the root of TorahShavuot · תרל"ח · Essay 5
- Torah depends on Bnei YisraelShavuot · תרל"ח · Essay 7
- Choosing revealed Torah in this worldShavuot · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- The hidden inner good revealed at SinaiShavuot · תרל"ט · Essay 3
- Crowns of na'aseh v'nishmaShavuot · תרל"ט · Essay 5
- Re-accepting the old Torah prepares for the newShavuot · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Matan Torah revealing the hidden light and nullifying the yetzer haraShavuot · תר"מ · Essay 3
- Every soul stood at SinaiShavuot · תר"מ · Essay 4
- Seeing the sounds at Matan TorahShavuot · תר"מ · Essay 7
- Purifying the heart to receive TorahShavuot · תרמ"א · Essay 2
- Overcoming Amalek to merit the Torah on ShavuosShavuot · תרמ"א · Essay 3
- General and particular in Torah and creationShavuot · תרמ"א · Essay 4
- Two crowns, tefillin, and Shabbos lightsShavuot · תרמ"א · Essay 6
- Shavuos reveals the hidden first lightShavuot · תרמ"ב · Essay 3
- Reading Rus and earning the geulah through TorahShavuot · תרמ"ב · Essay 4
- Yearly preparation and purity for the TorahShavuot · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Derech eretz as preparation for TorahShavuot · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Shavuos as the root of Torah and tefillahShavuot · תרמ"ג · Essay 5
- Purifying the heart to receive TorahShavuot · תרמ"ד · Essay 1
- The fiftieth gate of understanding as a giftShavuot · תרמ"ד · Essay 2
- The Torah belongs to Bnei Yisrael belowShavuot · תרמ"ד · Essay 3
- Shabbos and Torah share one essenceShavuot · תרמ"ד · Essay 4
- Bnei Yisrael as vessels of Hashem's wordShavuot · תרמ"ד · Essay 5
- Shavuot תרמ"ה 4Shavuot · תרמ"ה · Essay 4
- Shavuot תרמ"ה 5Shavuot · תרמ"ה · Essay 5
- Shavuot תרמ"ה 6Shavuot · תרמ"ה · Essay 6
- Hashem revealed by the heart's measureShavuot · תרמ"ו · Essay 3
- The singular Dibros and the eternal tzaddikShavuot · תרמ"ו · Essay 4
- Transforming the Yetzer Hara through TorahShavuot · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרמ"ט · Essay 4
- Achdus as the Preparation for the TorahShavuot · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרמ"ט · Essay 6
- Self-nullification gives Torah eternal lifeShavuot · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרמ"ט · Essay 7
- Renewal of Bnei Yisrael through Torah and tefillah at SinaiShavuot · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Anochi as comfort and redemptionShavuot · תר"נ · Essay 3
- Action, speech, thought across Creation and the festivalsShavuot · תר"נ · Essay 4
- Deed as the essence of TorahShavuot · תרנ"א · Essay 3
- Two kinds of bread, two kinds of shefaShavuot · תרנ"א · Essay 4
- Yiras Hashem precedes and preserves wisdomShavuot · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Becoming Torah Through Self-SacrificeShavuot · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
- Shavuos, the ever-new Torah governanceShavuot · תרנ"ב · Essay 4
- Oneness of Hashem, Torah, and YisraelShavuot · תרנ"ג · Essay 2
- Exodus and Torah as one redemptionShavuot · תרנ"ג · Essay 4
- Revelation shaped by our readinessShavuot · תרנ"ג · Essay 5
- Arousing the giving of the Torah from belowShavuot · תרנ"ה · Essay 2
- Bnei Yisrael as witnesses to HashemShavuot · תרנ"ה · Essay 3
- From fear of punishment to fear of HashemShavuot · תרנ"ה · Essay 4
- Two loaves as na'aseh and nishmaShavuot · תרנ"ה · Essay 5
- Fruit before leaves: every act is complete avodahShavuot · תרנ"ו · Essay 3
- Two awes: fear of sin and awe of exaltednessShavuot · תרנ"ו · Essay 4
- Na'aseh before nishma: doing awakens Hashem's wordShavuot · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- The daily renewed voice of TorahShavuot · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
- Shavuos unites Yisrael under Hashem's kingshipShavuot · תרנ"ז · Essay 3
- Exodus completed through receiving the TorahShavuot · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
- Torah's test at Har SinaiShavuot · תרנ"ט · Essay 3
- Two redemptions and the complete giving of TorahShavuot · תר"ס · Essay 3
- Recognizing Hashem by direct soul-recognition at SinaiShavuot · תרס"א · Essay 2
- Torah's light infuses the bodyShavuot · תרס"א · Essay 3
- Purity as preparation for TorahShavuot · תרס"ג · Essay 1
- Torah transcends the boundaries of creationShavuot · תרס"ג · Essay 2
- The eternal mutual oath of SinaiShavuot · תרס"ג · Essay 4
- Yisrael is Shabbos's Torah partnerShavuot · תרס"ג · Essay 7
- Israel's mission to draw the world nearShavuot · תרס"ד · Essay 2
- Face to face: mutual turning to HashemShavuot · תרס"ד · Essay 3
Naso
- Torah rooted through deedNaso · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Removing dross unites the souls of Bnei YisraelNaso · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Refining the silver of ratzon through the fire of TorahNaso · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Torah's freedom rectifies the realm of deedNaso · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Torah refines the soul into a pure vesselNaso · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
Beha'alotcha
Korach
Chukat
Balak
Pinchas
- Torah Binds The WorldsPinchas · תרל"ד · Essay 3
- Reawakening Har SinaiPinchas · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Drawing Shefa Through DeedsPinchas · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Inner Fire Through KorbanosPinchas · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Restoring Action Through TorahPinchas · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Daily Elevation Toward SinaiPinchas · תר"ס · Essay 2
Devarim
Vaetchanan
- Mesirus Nefesh At SinaiVaetchanan · תרל"ד · Essay 6
- Remember and Guard ShabbosVaetchanan · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Finding Kedushah Within ActionVaetchanan · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Renewing Sinai Through YearningVaetchanan · תרל"ח · Essay 3
- Reawakening The Sinai VoiceVaetchanan · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- Renewed Life Through SinaiVaetchanan · תרמ"א-תרמ"ב · Essay 3
- Indwelling Godliness Revealed on ShabbosVaetchanan · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Uncovering Essential Love Through BittulVaetchanan · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
- Ascending Beyond The FireVaetchanan · תרנ"ד - תרנ"ה · Essay 2
- Life Through Hashems WordVaetchanan · תרנ"ד - תרנ"ה · Essay 6
- Testimony Through the NeshamahVaetchanan · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
- Shabbos Remembrance And TestimonyVaetchanan · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Seeking Hashem In GalusVaetchanan · תרס"ד · Essay 1
- Hearing Sinai Through TorahVaetchanan · תרס"ד · Essay 2
Eikev
Re'eh
Shoftim
Ki Teitzei
Ki Tavo
Nitzavim
Vayeilech
Elul
Rosh Hashanah
Shabbat Shuva
- Teshuvah reawakens the merit of the AvosShabbat Shuva · תרנ"ב · Essay 1
- Teshuvah of the soul through inner shame on ShabbosShabbat Shuva · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Emunah reveals the Divine spark withinShabbat Shuva · תרס"ב · Essay 1
- Shofar breaks the heart to teshuvahShabbat Shuva · תרס"ב · Essay 3
- Teshuvah renews the Ten Dibros within usShabbat Shuva · תרס"ה · Essay 1
Yom Kippur
Ha'azinu
Sukkot
- Shemini Atzeres belongs to Bnei YisraelSukkot · תרל"ט · Essay 7
- Humility at Sinai cherished over breaking throughSukkot · תרמ"ב · Essay 5
- Simchas Torah as the Torah of TeshuvahSukkot · תרמ"ז · Essay 5
- Second Luchos: Torah's wisdom clothed in the worldSukkot · תרמ"ט · Essay 5
- Mitzvos as the vessel for Torah's lightSukkot · תרס"ב · Essay 9
- The sukkah as testimony to Yom Kippur's forgivenessSukkot · תרס"ה · Essay 2