The Sefer Kav HaYashar (Chapter 92) poses the question: If the Yomim Tovim of Pesach and Sukkos span seven days, why is it that Shavuos, over which there is so much to celebrate, is observed for only one day?
The Sefer brings an answer, “Ahl Pi Kabala (according to the Hidden Torah)”, that Shavuos is rooted in Hashem’s oneness, and that our oneness as a “Goy Echad Ba’Aretz (One Nation in the Land)” then stems from Hashem’s oneness, all of which is symbolized by the oneness of Shavuos.
Of course, the profundity of this concept is enormous, and we are already ahead by just acknowledging its depth. What is the deeper lesson here? It teaches us the power of One Day. In just one day, one can go up to Shomayim (Heaven) and receive a Torah–in only one day one can accomplish so much in Torah study, and yes, just one day can mean the difference between you and billions of others on this planet–so how can we let even one day go by without some kind of meaningful Torah study?
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