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    Shavuot - The Journey Is The Destination

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    Shavuot: The Journey is the Destination

    Chag HaShavuot named after the weeks leading up to it. Seems


    counterintuitive.
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    Passuk never mentions the 6th of Sivan only the 50th day of the Omer.
    Gm says Shavuot can be 5th 6th or 7th or sivan why not one day?

    Q Why is Shavuot based on the days leading up to it and not on a set date?
    Q - Why name something after the preparation we do leading up to it?
    A The idea seems to be that the holiness and special nature of the day is
    defined by the preparation that goes into it. The result of this is that attention
    is taken away from the destination, Shavuot itself, and focus is put more on the
    journey. This doesnt make sense if you think about it. Why is this so?
    Q2 Is there anywhere else that we see an example of this?

    1. Torah
    A. Mitzvah of Talmud Torah Vishinantam Livanecha not for the sake
    of having the Torah, but for teaching it to the next generation. Seems
    similar to the idea of Shavuot not about the individual
    accomplishment of acquiring Torah, but more about the ability to
    transmit it onwards.
    B. Torah Tziva Lanu Moshe, Morasha kehilat Yaakov Yerusha = an
    inheritance, Morasha = an heritage, meant to be passed on.
    [Rabbeinu Bachayay, Parshas Vaeira]
    C. Chofetz Chaim Parshat Bechukotai Anu Ameilim Vheim AmeilimWe get reward for the effort, not the accomplishment. Same idea.

    2. Shabbat

    Yom Shekulo Shabbat Umenucha Is Shabbat a day to rest in order to


    get back to work [6 days are the ikar], or is Shabbat the destination all
    along [Sof Maaseh Bmachshavah Techilah]? [Or HaChaim Hakadosh on
    the passuk Ki Sheshet Yamim asah Hashem] Seems like both

    3. Olam Hazeh
    A. Pirkei Avot Olam Hazeh = pruzdur (hallway), Olam Haba = Traklin
    [palace ballroom]. Olam Hazeh itself is a journey, while Olam Habah is

    the destination. Yet the Torah makes no mention of Olam Habah


    anywhere! Another example of the Journey being the focus rather
    than the destination.
    B. Mesilat Yesharim Sheadam lo nivrah elah lhitaneig al Hashem
    the only place to do this is in Olam Haba, but the only place to merit
    this is Olam Hazeh its all about Olam Hazeh.

    4. Tefilah

    Kavanah = reminds Hashem of our sins, also get reward in this world
    and the next! How so? Two types of Kavanah 1. To get prayers
    answered, 2. To focus on the words and the present moment.
    Seems like proper Tefilah is to immerse yourself in the experience of
    being with God and not the results of the experience (prayers
    answered).

    5. Pesach and Sukkot


    A. Pesach Vhigadita LiVincha all about the kids. Questions but no
    answers = journey > destination.
    B. Sukkos Rav S.R. Hirsch Vihayita Ach Sameach not being
    happy but being in a state of happiness. Sfat Emet Shivat Yamim
    Bashanah Sukkot teaches us to rejoice during the other weeks of
    the year. Shmini Atzeret no specific mitzvot, no destinations just
    be with Me today.
    Conclusion:
    Shavuot has no mitzvat hayom. There is nothing to do on Shavuot. Exactly. You
    dont do anything you rejoice in the every day experience of being with God by
    living with His Torah. No wonder it also has the name atzeres the end of the
    Period between Pesach and Shavuos, but also, a chance to stop to just be.
    To enjoy the journey and to understand that in reality, the journey is the
    destination.

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