The Torah – G-d’s Wisdom, for Every Jew

In ancient Egypt, the study of wisdom was limited to an intellectual elite – the sorcerers and astrologers. Ordinary people had no independent access to wisdom. When the Jews left Egypt, however, G-d commanded them to journey to Sinai and receive the Torah. G-d revealed the Ten Commandments, which included the entire Torah, directly to three million Jewish men, women and children together.

Furthermore, Torah study became a primary Mitzvah even for ordinary people. It is incumbent on every Jew to study Torah every single day, whether he is a great scholar or of smaller intellectual means. Every Jew must meditate into the wisdom of Torah through which he will attain love and awe of G-d.