All the guests would be invited back but this time only one person, the Prince himself, would dance to express his supernal delight. The Maggid of Dubno explained that when the Torah was offered to the world there were questions about it's contents. However, when the Jewish nation was given it's turn to answer, there was a clear consensus that they were committed to do even before understanding all it contained. The mind can know what the heart cannot yet accept. The Rabbi corrected them saying that although their sentiments are correct, they would not be able to build a marriage on love and understanding because they as yet neither loved nor understood their respective brides.
Love is something that grows with understanding and the experience of sharing.
Love and understanding are goals, not basis. The foundation of a marriage is a total and absolute commitment to arrive at the mountain peak of love and understanding. Sinai was a mountain of commitment, aspiring to an ocean of deep love and profound understanding. We would like to thank Rabbi Label Lam of Foundations for Jewish Learning for his contribution this week.