Q. Kvod Harav. It was announced in our minyan this morning that today (Monday May 18, 2026) is the Yom Hameyuchas, and it is an important day for preparing us for the receiving of the Torah celebrated soon on Shavuot.
What exactly is the meaning of Yom Hameyuchas?
A. We recently wrote on our “That Is” article on Parshas Bamidbar that Yom Hameyuchas is the day when we were made aware of our great Yichus and ancestry, most essential for the preparation for Shavuot, when we celebrate and commemorate the receiving of our Holy Torah.
We added that having a great lineage and background is mostly only the reflection of the effort and work of others, our forefathers. To receive the Torah again on Shavuot, we have to put in our own effort and labour. The Midbar or desert where the Torah was given is as empty a place as there is, and yet it is a great spot for mirages and illusions, like the reflection of non-existing water. To survive in the desert, we have to dig and create our own real wells and springs. What can be stronger than our nation’s background of having received and kept our Torah for so many years. And that is reflected in The Yom Hameyuchas.
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