There is this special bond between the Torah and the Jewish people in the very first words of the Torah,
" For the sake of the Torah which is called ראשית דרכו- the beginning of HaShem's way, and for the sake of Yisroel who are called " The first of HaShem's crop.
Matan Torah is literally the beginning, the Torah and the Jewish people, who were paired together at Har Sinai, as Rabbi Saadia Gaon once said,
" Our nation is a nation only on account of it's Torah"
Defining this statement within the words themselves, when addressing the Jewish people as they are about to enter the land of Canaan ( Israel ) Moshe says,
" On this day you have become a nation to HaShem, your G-d."
There is a unique relationship between the Jewish people and the Torah, and it's expressed in the blessing we say each morning " Who chose us from among all the nation's and gave us His Torah."
We have this tradition that HaShem offered the Torah to all the nation's of the world, who refused to accept it, with only the Jewish people accepting it wholeheartely. If so, how come that HaShem chose us from all the nation's to give us the Torah?
HaShem offered it to everyone, and we were the only ones who said yes! Therefore the answer is that in offering the Torah to the nation's, HaShem was not choosing them, but giving the Nation's an opportunity to chose Him.
The Jewish people alone were chosen by HaShem to receive the Torah. The " choosing " did not begin on Shavuos, it was a process which had it's roots in the lives of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, which continued in our experience during both the golus and in the redemption from Mitzrayim, and final stage of Har Sinai.
For the nation's accepting the Torah was a question of opportunity, for the Jewish people it was a matter of destiny. The neshama of each individual among the Jewish people is rooted and connected to a letter of the Torah, as we are literally one.
The " letter- neshama " connection expresses itself in the highest significance of every single Jew.
What is the effect of Torah study?
When we accepted the Torah at Har Sinai, with the words " We will do and we will listen" we did promise Na’aseh ve’nishma,
" We do - with the performance of the mitzvos We will listen - with the words of Torah."
The beneficial effect of Torah study extends well beyond the one who is studying it, and to get to some meaningful level of understanding as how to stufy Torah is to maintain Creation. Based on the teachings of our Sages, that the Torah is " The Blueprint " of Creation. As the Zohar states,
" The Holy One, Blessed be He, looked into the Torah and Created the World "
Every Jew has the opportunity which allows us to reach the most highest level of Torah study, with sincere intentions of the well- being of the world is the highest level of Lishmah.
There is a beautiful passage in Pirkei Avos
" Whoever engages in Torah study for it's own sake...the entire world is worthwhile for him. "
Isn't it an beautiful idea and a benevolent vision of the world that rests with someone who learns Torah lishmah. When we consider that Torah lishmah itself involves learning Torah to promote the well- being of the entire world.
Matan Torah
In our entire history and that of the world was the revelation at Har Sinai, were HaShem appeared to give the mitzvos,
" Only guard yourself and protect your soul greatly, lest you forget the things that your eyes saw and lest you remove them from your heart, all the days of your life and make them known to your children and your children's children, the day you stood before HaShem, your G-d, at Chorev. - Devarim 4:9
The revelation at Har Sinai as the basis of our faith, to understand at the deepest level that it was not only witnessed by the Jewish people of that generation, but by all neshamos of future generations and this goes beyond providing a basis for authenticating Matan Torah. The Torah is not only about HaShem's instructions of how we are to lead our lives, but it is the basis of our relationship with HaShem.
May Shavuos inspire us all to align our success and achievements in all aspects of our lfe with that of HaShem, and may it bring us closer to the the time of the second Shofar which will bring the Moshiach ben David, speedily in our days!
May we all be blessed to have a special and meaninhful relationship with HaShem and to receive the Torah b' simcha u'v pnimiyus.