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      <slug>1342-1343-1200a-1201a-the-reading-of-the-torah-reading-for-the-first-day-of-shavuot</slug>
      <section>The Reading of the Torah</section>
      <topic>Reading For The First Day Of Shavuot</topic>
      <printPages>1200a-1201a</printPages>
      <pdfPages>1342-1343</pdfPages>
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          <hebrew>קריאת התורה</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>k&apos;ri-AT ha|to|RAH</israeli>
            <orthographic>qe|ri|ʾATH hat|to|RAH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>qe|ri|AT hat|to|RAH</sephardic>
            <chabad>k&apos;ri-AS ha|toy|ROH</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>The Reading of the Torah</english>
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        <topic>
          <hebrew>קריאה ליום טוב ראשון של שבועות</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>k&apos;ri-AH le|YOM tov ri|SHON shel sha|vu-OT</israeli>
            <orthographic>qe|ri|ʾAH le|YOM ṭov riʾ|SHON shel sha|vu|ʿOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>qe|ri|AH le|YOM tov ri|SHON shel sha|vu|ʿOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>k&apos;ri-OH l&apos;YOYM toyv ri|SHOYN shel sho|vu-OYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Reading for the First Day of Shavuot</english>
        </topic>
        <printPages>1200a-1201a</printPages>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל הֵמָּה יַעֲלוּ בָהָר׃ וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָהָר אֶל־הָעָם וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־
הָעָם וַיְכַבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעָם הֱיוּ נְכֹנִים לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים אַל־תִּגְּשׁוּ
אֶל־אִשָּׁה׃ וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּהְיֹת הַבֹּקֶר וַיְהִי קֹלֹת וּבְרָקִים וְעָנָן כָּבֵד
עַל־הָהָר וְקֹל שֹׁפָר חָזָק מְאֹד וַיֶּחֱרַד כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּחֲנֶה׃ וַיּוֹצֵא מֹשֶׁה
אֶת־הָעָם לִקְרַאת הָאֱלֹהִים מִן־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיִּתְיַצְּבוּ בְּתַחְתִּית הָהָר׃ וְהַר סִינַי
עָשַׁן כֻּלּוֹ מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר יָרַד עָלָיו יְהֹוָה בָּאֵשׁ וַיַּעַל עֲשָׁנוֹ כְּעֶשֶׁן הַכִּבְשָׁן וַיֶּחֱרַד
כָּל־הָהָר מְאֹד׃ וַיְהִי קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק מְאֹד מֹשֶׁה יְדַבֵּר וְהָאֱלֹהִים
יַעֲנֶנּוּ בְקוֹל׃</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>bim|SHOCH ha|yo|VEL he|MAH ya-a|LU va|HAR. va|YE|red mo|SHEH min-ha|HAR el-ha-AM vay|ka|DESH et-
ha-AM vay|chab|SU sim|lo|TAM. va|YO|mer el-ha-AM he|YU ne|cho|NIM lish|LO|shet ya|MIM al-tig|SHU
el-i|SHAH. va|ye|HI va|YOM hash|li|SHI bih|YOT ha|BO|ker va|ye|HI ko|LOT uv|ra|KIM ve-a|NAN ka|VED
al-ha|HAR ve|KOL sho|FAR cha|ZAK me-OD va|ye|che|RAD kol-ha-AM a|SHER ba|ma|cha|NEH. va|yo|TZEI mo|SHEH
et-ha-AM lik|RAT ha-e|lo|HIM min-ha|ma|cha|NEH va|yit|yatz|VU b&apos;tach|TIT ha|HAR. ve|HAR si|NAI
a|SHAN ku|LO mip|NEI a|SHER ya|RAD a|LAV a|do|NAI ba-ESH va|ya-AL a|sha|NO ke-E|shen ha|kiv|SHAN va|ye|che|RAD
kol-ha|HAR me-OD. va|ye|HI kol ha|sho|FAR ho|LECH ve|cha|ZEK me-OD mo|SHEH ye|da|BER ve|ha-e|lo|HIM
ya-a|NE|nu v&apos;KOL.</israeli>
            <orthographic>bim|SHOKH hay|yo|VEL hem|MAH ya|ʿa|LU va|HAR. vay|YE|redh mo|SHEH min-ha|HAR ʾel-ha|ʿAM va|ye|qad|DESH ʾeth-
ha|ʿAM va|ye|khab|be|SU śim|lo|THAM. vay|YOʾ|mer ʾel-ha|ʿAM he|YU ne|kho|NIM lish|LO|sheth ya|MIM ʾal-tig|ge|SHU
ʾel-ʾis|SHAH. va|ye|HI vay|YOM has|she|li|SHI bih|YOTH hab|BO|qer va|ye|HI qo|LOTH u|ve|ra|QIM ve|ʿa|NAN ka|VEDH
ʿal-ha|HAR ve|QOL sho|FAR ḥa|ZAQ me|ʾODH vay|ye|ḥe|RADH kol-ha|ʿAM ʾa|SHER bam|ma|ḥa|NEH. vay|yo|TZEʾ mo|SHEH
ʾeth-ha|ʿAM liq|RAʾTH ha|ʾe|lo|HIM min-ham|ma|ḥa|NEH vay|yith|yat|tze|VU be|thaḥ|TITH ha|HAR. ve|HAR si|NAI
ʿa|SHAN kul|LO mip|pe|NE ʾa|SHER ya|RADH ʿa|LAV a|do|NAI ba|ʾESH vay|ya|ʿAL ʿa|sha|NO ke|ʿE|shen hak|kiv|SHAN vay|ye|ḥe|RADH
kol-ha|HAR me|ʾODH. va|ye|HI qol has|sho|FAR ho|LEKH ve|ḥa|ZEQ me|ʾODH mo|SHEH ye|dhab|BER ve|ha|ʾe|lo|HIM
ya|ʿa|NEN|nu ve|QOL.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>bim|SHOKH hay|yo|VEL hem|MAH ya|ʿa|LU va|HAR. vay|YE|red mo|SHEH min-ha|HAR el-ha|ʿAM va|ye|qad|DESH et-
ha|ʿAM va|ye|khab|be|SU sim|lo|TAM. vay|YO|mer el-ha|ʿAM he|YU ne|kho|NIM lish|LO|shet ya|MIM al-tig|ge|SHU
el-is|SHAH. va|ye|HI vay|YOM has|she|li|SHI bih|YOT hab|BO|qer va|ye|HI qo|LOT u|ve|ra|QIM ve|ʿa|NAN ka|VED
ʿal-ha|HAR ve|QOL sho|FAR ḥa|ZAQ me|OD vay|ye|ḥe|RAD kol-ha|ʿAM a|SHER bam|ma|ḥa|NEH. vay|yo|TZE mo|SHEH
et-ha|ʿAM liq|RAT ha|e|lo|HIM min-ham|ma|ḥa|NEH vay|yit|yat|tze|VU be|taḥ|TIT ha|HAR. ve|HAR si|NAI
ʿa|SHAN kul|LO mip|pe|NE a|SHER ya|RAD ʿa|LAV a|do|NAI ba|ESH vay|ya|ʿAL ʿa|sha|NO ke|ʿE|shen hak|kiv|SHAN vay|ye|ḥe|RAD
kol-ha|HAR me|OD. va|ye|HI qol has|sho|FAR ho|LEKH ve|ḥa|ZEQ me|OD mo|SHEH ye|dab|BER ve|ha|e|lo|HIM
ya|ʿa|NEN|nu ve|QOL.</sephardic>
            <chabad>bim|SHOYCH ha|yoy|VEIL hei|MOH ya-a|LU vo|HOR. va|YEI|red moy|SHEH min-ho|HOR el-ho-OM vay&apos;|ka|DEISH es-
ho-OM vay&apos;|chab&apos;|SU sim|loy|SOM. va|YOY|mer el-ho-OM he|YU n&apos;choy|NIM lish|LOY|shes yo|MIM al-tig&apos;|SHU
el-i|SHOH. vay&apos;|HI va|YOYM hash&apos;|li|SHI bih|YOYS ha|BOY|ker vay&apos;|HI koy|LOYS uv&apos;|ro|KIM v&apos;o|NON ko|VEID
al-ho|HOR v&apos;KOYL shoy|FOR cho|ZOK m&apos;OYD va|ye|che|RAD kol-ho-OM a|SHER ba|ma|cha|NEH. va|yoy|TZEI moy|SHEH
es-ho-OM lik|RAS ho-e|loy|HIM min-ha|ma|cha|NEH va|yis|yatz&apos;|VU b&apos;sach|TIS ho|HOR. v&apos;HAR si|NAI
o|SHAN ku|LOY mip&apos;|NEI a|SHER yo|RAD o|LOV a|do|NOY bo-EISH va|ya-AL a|sho|NOY k&apos;E|shen ha|kiv|SHON va|ye|che|RAD
kol-ho|HOR m&apos;OYD. vay&apos;|HI koyl ha|shoy|FOR hoy|LEICH v&apos;cho|ZEIK m&apos;OYD moy|SHEH y&apos;da|BEIR v&apos;ho-e|loy|HIM
ya-a|NE|nu v&apos;KOYL.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Moses descended the mountain to the people, and he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes. “Be ready,” he told the people, “for three days’ time; let no man come close to a woman.” On the third day, in the early morning – thunder and lightning; heavy cloud covered the mountain, there was a very loud sound of the shofar, and all of the people in the camp quaked. And Moses went apart from the people, to meet God, leaving the camp behind, and the people came to stand at the foot of the mountain. And Mount Sinai was all enveloped in smoke, for the LORD had descended upon it in fire, and its smoke rose up like the smoke of a furnace, and all the mountain shook. And the sound of the shofar grew ever louder – Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.</english>
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            <citation>
              <type>Citation</type>
              <text>SHELISHI</text>
            </citation>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה עַל־הַר סִינַי אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיִּקְרָא יְהֹוָה לְמֹשֶׁה
אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה׃ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רֵד הָעֵד בָּעָם פֶּן־יֶהֶרְסוּ
אֶל־יְהֹוָה לִרְאוֹת וְנָפַל מִמֶּנּוּ רָב׃ וְגַם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַנִּגָּשִׁים אֶל־יְהֹוָה יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ
פֶּן־יִפְרֹץ בָּהֶם יְהֹוָה׃ וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה לֹא־יוּכַל הָעָם לַעֲלֹת אֶל־הַר
סִינַי כִּי־אַתָּה הַעֵדֹתָה בָּנוּ לֵאמֹר הַגְבֵּל אֶת־הָהָר וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו
יְהֹוָה לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת
אֶל־יְהֹוָה פֶּן־יִפְרָץ־בָּם׃ וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם׃</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>va|YE|red a|do|NAI al-har si|NAI el-rosh ha|HAR va|yik|RA a|do|NAI le|mo|SHEH
el-rosh ha|HAR va|ya-AL mo|SHEH. va|YO|mer a|do|NAI el-mo|SHEH red ha-ED ba-AM pen-ye|her|SU
el-a|do|NAI lir|OT ve|na|FAL mi|me|NU rav. ve|GAM ha|ko|ha|NIM ha|ni|ga|SHIM el-a|do|NAI yit|ka|da|SHU
pen-yif|ROTZ ba|HEM a|do|NAI. va|YO|mer mo|SHEH el-a|do|NAI lo-yu|CHAL ha-AM la-a|LOT el-har
si|NAI ki-a|TAH ha-e|do|TAH ba|NU lei|MOR hag|BEL et-ha|HAR ve|ki|dash|TO. va|YO|mer e|LAV
a|do|NAI lech-red ve-a|li|TA a|TAH ve-a|ha|RON i|MACH ve|ha|ko|ha|NIM ve|ha-AM al-ye|her|SU la-a|LOT
el-a|do|NAI pen-yif|ratz-bam. va|YE|red mo|SHEH el-ha-AM va|YO|mer a|le|HEM.</israeli>
            <orthographic>vay|YE|redh a|do|NAI ʿal-har si|NAI ʾel-roʾsh ha|HAR vay|yiq|RAʾ a|do|NAI le|mo|SHEH
ʾel-roʾsh ha|HAR vay|ya|ʿAL mo|SHEH. vay|YOʾ|mer a|do|NAI ʾel-mo|SHEH redh ha|ʿEDH ba|ʿAM pen-ye|her|SU
ʾel-a|do|NAI lir|ʾOTH ve|na|FAL mim|men|NU rav. ve|GHAM hak|ko|ha|NIM han|nig|ga|SHIM ʾel-a|do|NAI yith|qad|da|SHU
pen-yif|ROTZ ba|HEM a|do|NAI. vay|YOʾ|mer mo|SHEH ʾel-a|do|NAI loʾ-yu|KHAL ha|ʿAM la|ʿa|LOTH ʾel-har
si|NAI ki-ʾat|TAH ha|ʿe|dho|THAH ba|NU leʾ|MOR hagh|BEL ʾeth-ha|HAR ve|qid|dash|TO. vay|YOʾ|mer ʾe|LAV
a|do|NAI lekh-redh ve|ʿa|li|THA ʾat|TAH ve|ʾa|ha|RON ʿim|MAKH ve|hak|ko|ha|NIM ve|ha|ʿAM ʾal-ye|her|SU la|ʿa|LOTH
ʾel-a|do|NAI pen-yif|ratz-bam. vay|YE|redh mo|SHEH ʾel-ha|ʿAM vay|YOʾ|mer ʾa|le|HEM.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>vay|YE|red a|do|NAI ʿal-har si|NAI el-rosh ha|HAR vay|yiq|RA a|do|NAI le|mo|SHEH
el-rosh ha|HAR vay|ya|ʿAL mo|SHEH. vay|YO|mer a|do|NAI el-mo|SHEH red ha|ʿED ba|ʿAM pen-ye|her|SU
el-a|do|NAI lir|OT ve|na|FAL mim|men|NU rav. ve|GAM hak|ko|ha|NIM han|nig|ga|SHIM el-a|do|NAI yit|qad|da|SHU
pen-yif|ROTZ ba|HEM a|do|NAI. vay|YO|mer mo|SHEH el-a|do|NAI lo-yu|KHAL ha|ʿAM la|ʿa|LOT el-har
si|NAI ki-at|TAH ha|ʿe|do|TAH ba|NU le|MOR hag|BEL et-ha|HAR ve|qid|dash|TO. vay|YO|mer e|LAV
a|do|NAI lekh-red ve|ʿa|li|TA at|TAH ve|a|ha|RON ʿim|MAKH ve|hak|ko|ha|NIM ve|ha|ʿAM al-ye|her|SU la|ʿa|LOT
el-a|do|NAI pen-yif|ratz-bam. vay|YE|red mo|SHEH el-ha|ʿAM vay|YO|mer a|le|HEM.</sephardic>
            <chabad>va|YEI|red a|do|NOY al-har si|NAI el-roysh ho|HOR va|yik|RO a|do|NOY l&apos;moy|SHEH
el-roysh ho|HOR va|ya-AL moy|SHEH. va|YOY|mer a|do|NOY el-moy|SHEH reid ho-EID bo-OM pen-ye|her|SU
el-a|do|NOY lir|OYS v&apos;no|FAL mi|me|NU rov. v&apos;GAM ha|koy|ha|NIM ha|ni|go|SHIM el-a|do|NOY yis|ka|do|SHU
pen-yif|ROYTZ bo|HEM a|do|NOY. va|YOY|mer moy|SHEH el-a|do|NOY loy-yu|CHAL ho-OM la-a|LOYS el-har
si|NAI ki-a|TOH ha-ei|doy|SOH bo|NU lei|MOYR hag|BEIL es-ho|HOR v&apos;ki|dash|TOY. va|YOY|mer ei|LOV
a|do|NOY lech-reid v&apos;o|li|SO a|TOH v&apos;a|ha|ROYN i|MOCH v&apos;ha|koy|ha|NIM v&apos;ho-OM al-ye|her|SU la-a|LOYS
el-a|do|NOY pen-yif|rotz-bom. va|YEI|red moy|SHEH el-ho-OM va|YOY|mer a|lei|HEM.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>The LORD descended to Mount Sinai, to the mountain top – and the LORD called Moses forth to the top of the mountain, and Moses ascended. “Now go down,” said the LORD to Moses, “and warn the people, lest they break away to come to see the LORD, and fall in their great numbers. Even the priests who draw near the LORD – let them, too, set themselves apart, lest the LORD bursts in among them.” But Moses told the LORD, “The people cannot ascend to Mount Sinai, for You have already warned us, ‘Mark a boundary to the mountain around and consecrate it.’” So the LORD said to him, “Go down and ascend again, together with Aaron, but let the priests and the people not break away to ascend to the LORD, lest disaster burst out upon them.” So Moses descended to the people and told them.</english>
          <citations>
            <citation>
              <type>Citation</type>
              <text>REVI&apos;I</text>
            </citation>
          </citations>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וַיְדַבֵּר
אֱלֹהִים אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר׃ אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר
הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃ לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל־</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>vay|da|BER
e|lo|HIM et kol-had|va|RIM ha-e|LEH lei|MOR. a|no|CHI a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|cha a|SHER
ho|tzei|ti|CHA me-E|retz mitz|RA|yim mi|BEIT a|va|DIM. lo-yih|YEH le|CHA e|lo|HIM a|che|RIM al-</israeli>
            <orthographic>va|ye|dhab|BER
ʾe|lo|HIM ʾeth kol-had|de|va|RIM ha|ʾel|LEH leʾ|MOR. ʾa|no|KHI a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|kha ʾa|SHER
ho|tzeʾ|thi|KHA me|ʾE|retz mitz|RA|yim mib|BETH ʿa|va|DHIM. loʾ-yih|YEH le|KHA ʾe|lo|HIM ʾa|ḥe|RIM ʿal-</orthographic>
            <sephardic>va|ye|dab|BER
e|lo|HIM et kol-had|de|va|RIM ha|el|LEH le|MOR. a|no|KHI a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|kha a|SHER
ho|tze|ti|KHA me|E|retz mitz|RA|yim mib|BET ʿa|va|DIM. lo-yih|YEH le|KHA e|lo|HIM a|ḥe|RIM ʿal-</sephardic>
            <chabad>vay&apos;|da|BEIR
e|loy|HIM eis kol-had&apos;|vo|RIM ho-ei|LEH lei|MOYR. o|noy|CHI a|do|NOY e|loy|HE|cho a|SHER
hoy|tzei|si|CHO mei-E|retz mitz|RA|yim mi|BEIS a|vo|DIM. loy-yih|YEH l&apos;CHO e|loy|HIM a|chei|RIM al-</chabad>
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          <english>And God spoke all these words, saying: I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the slave-house. Have no other gods besides Me. Do not make a</english>
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          <text>the God of all humankind, but He is also, especially in His relationship with Israel, the God of history. Having freed the people from enslavement, He is now giving them their constitution of liberty as a law-governed society under the sovereignty of God.</text>
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          <text>לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים Have no other gods. Monotheism is more than belief in one God. It is also undivided loyalty to the one God, involving a moral bond, not just an intellectual one. It was this exclusivity of worship that was</text>
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          <text>מֹשֶׁה יְדַבֵּר וְהָאֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶנּוּ בְקוֹל Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice. This refers not to the Ten Commandments but to the conversation about preparations for that event (Ramban). Moses’ words were inaudible against the sound of the shofar but the voice of God could be heard by all (Rashbam). R. Elie Munk, citing the Zohar (VaYikra 7a), suggests a larger idea, that God would confirm what Moses said, even when he spoke on his own initiative. Likewise God ratifies the decisions of the sages in each generation when they apply the principles of the Oral Law.</text>
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          <text>רֵד Now go down. God wanted Moses to be at the foot of the mountain not at the top, so that he would be among the people, not apart from them, when the revelation took place.</text>
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          <text>אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ I am the LORD your God. According to Maimonides, this is the first command: to believe in God. According to Nahmanides, it is a prelude and prologue to the commands. Judah HaLevi in the Kuzari (1:11–25) notes that God does not identify himself as Creator of heaven and earth, but as He who brought the people out of slavery. God as Creator of the universe is</text>
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