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After the ××× ××¢×× the Torah tells us that Moshe took his tent, put it outside of the camp, called it ××× ×××¢×, and whoever wanted to hear Godâs word would have to go there.
The question is when this occurred.
Rashi in Pasuk ×× tells us that this whole move from Moshe was only after Yom Kippur, as the 3 sets of 40 days with Moshe on Har Sinai only ended on Yom Kippur. The tent remained until the Mishkan was built, and it became the new ohel moed.
The Netziv in the ××¢×ק ××ר, brings from the ×¤×¨×§× ×ר×× ××××¢×ר that in fact, in the middle forty days, Moshe was not on Har Sinai the whole time. His task was actually to fix up all the debacle of the ××× ××¢××. He davened for Bnei Yisrael thrice daily – whilst adding extra tefillos for them. Moshe needed to mend the mess of the ××× ××¢××. First, he had to be ××ª×§× the issue of the ×¢×××× ×ר×, and make sure there was no inkling of it around.
Secondly, there was bedlam, 3000 people were killed by their brethren, much more in the ×××פ×. There was a big balagan (as we say in Israel). We had to achieve a feeling of camaraderie and achdus amongst Bnei Yisrael to get back to the ××ש ××× ××× ××× – without which weâd not be able to proceed with ××ª× ×ª××¨× and the second Luchot.
Thatâs what Moshe Rabbeinu was doing for those 40 days.
Although this opinion is not like that of Rashi or the Ramban, the Netziv bases in Tannaim ×¤×¨×§× ×ר×× ××××¢×ר.
This message of Achdut, is so appropriate today on Purim, the day of reaccepting Torah ק××× ×ק××××.
Esther called upon Bnei Yisrael to be unified, andto pray before she goes into Achashverosh. ×× ×× ×ס ×ת-××-××××××× – we have to be all together, praying together, and bâezrat Hashem we were zoche to Hashem’s awesome miracles – the miracle of Purim.
May we merit true achdus and recommitment to Torah on this Purim day, erev Shabbat Ki Tisa.
Purim Sameach and Shabbat Shalom