Gemara:

Yoma 

Parsha:

Behaalotecha,  Beshalach 

Collections: R' Rubenstein Parsha Series

Description

The mefarshim record three opinions regarding the bracha on the מן, and we suggested that these correspond to three groups within Klal Yisrael and their differing perspectives on the heavenly bread. Some viewed the מן primarily as a spiritual sustenance, others as simple nourishment, while others focused on its ability to provide every desired taste and pleasure. Yet the true purpose of the מן was not merely to feed the Jewish people, but to refine them, strengthen their trust in Hashem, and prepare them for Matan Torah. As לחם אבירים, the food of angels, the מן trained Klal Yisrael to rise above physicality and become worthy of declaring נעשה ונשמע.