Those words of Rashi are actually used to describe our arrival at Sinai, but are directly speaking of Shavuot, whether Revelation or The Festival of the Harvest. We arrived at Sinai, says Rashi, in a state of Teshuvah – not the Teshuvah of, “Woe is me! I have sinned,” – but the Teshuvah of rejoicing. We stood at Sinai as First Fruit (Rashi, Genesis 1:1), being honored by God for our achievements.
No comparisons. No envy. “As one person with a unified heart,” a heart prepared to share, “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not remove completely the corners of your field as you reap and you shall not gather the gleanings of your harvest; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them; I am God, your Lord.”
I may not be a farmer, and, I believe, neither are you, but we certainly can celebrate Shavuot as our Harvest Festival, in rejoicing, celebrating our accomplishments, and sharing each others physical and spiritual blessings.
Happy Harvesting!
Shabbat Shalom and Moadim l’Simcha
