Gerim at Sinai

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Meiri on Shevuot 39a:4ืžืื™ืจื™ ืขืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืดื˜ ื:ื“ืณ
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ืืฃ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื›ืฉื”ืฉื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื ืืœื ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื• ื•ืขืœ ื“ืขืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ' ืœื ืืชื›ื ืœื‘ื“ื›ื ืื ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืจืช ื‘ืจื™ืช ื›ื™ ืืช ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉื ื• ืคื” ื•ื›ื•' ื•ืž"ืž ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ืžืงืจื ืฉืืฃ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืชื’ื™ื™ืจ ื•ื”ืžืฆื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื“ืฉ ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืžืงืจื ืžื’ืœื” ื›ืœื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช:
Shevuot 39a:9ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืดื˜ ื:ื˜ืณ
Having quoted a verse, the baraita tangentially interprets the subsequent verse. From the phrase: โ€œBut with he who stands here with us this dayโ€ (Deuteronomy 29:14), I have derived only that those who stood at Mount Sinai were included in this covenant. From where do I derive that the subsequent generations, and the converts who will convert in the future, were also included? The verse states: โ€œAnd also with he who is not here with us this dayโ€ (Deuteronomy 29:14).
ื›ื™ ืืช ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉื ื• ืคื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืืœื ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื’ื™ื™ืจ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืช"ืœ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื˜, ื™ื“) ื•ืืช ืืฉืจ ืื™ื ื ื•
Chidushei Agadot on Shevuot 39a:6 ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืื’ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืกื›ืช ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืดื˜ ื:ื•ืณ
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ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื›ื•' ืช"ืœ ื•ืืช ืืฉืจ ืื™ื ื ื• ืคื” ื›ื•'. ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื“ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™ ืžื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื” ื”ื›ื ื•ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื’ืจื™ื ืงืืžืจ ืค' ื—ื‘ื™ืช ืืข"ื’ ื“ืื™ื ื”ื• ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ืžื–ืœื™ื™ื”ื• ื”ื•ื• ืื‘ืœ ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื ื”ื•ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืžื™ืžืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืืœื ื“ื ืฉืžื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื˜ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ื›ืฉื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื ื•ืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืค' ื”ืžืคืœืช ื“ืžืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืฉืขืช ืœื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื‘ืจื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื›ืชื‘ื ื• ืชื™ืจื•ืฅ ืื—ืจ ืฉื ื•ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ื“ื•"ืง:
Shabbat 146a:1ืฉื‘ืช ืงืžืดื• ื:ืืณ
the snake came upon Eve, i.e., when it seduced her to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, it infected her with moral contamination, and this contamination remained in all human beings. When the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai, their contamination ceased, whereas gentiles did not stand at Mount Sinai, and their contamination never ceased. Rav Aแธฅa, the son of Rava, said to Rav Ashi: What about converts? How do you explain the cessation of their moral contamination? Rav Ashi said to him: Even though they themselves were not at Mount Sinai, their guardian angels were present, as it is written: โ€œIt is not with you alone that I make this covenant and this oath, but with he that stands here with us today before the Lord our God, and with he that is not here with us todayโ€ (Deuteronomy 29:13โ€“14), and this includes converts.
ืฉืึถื‘ึผึธื ื ึธื—ึธืฉื ืขึทืœ ื—ึทื•ึผึธื” ื”ึตื˜ึดื™ืœ ื‘ึผึธื”ึผ ื–ื•ึผื”ึฒืžึธื, ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืฉืึถืขึธืžึฐื“ื•ึผ ืขึทืœ ื”ึทืจ ืกึดื™ื ึทื™ โ€” ืคึผึธืกึฐืงึธื” ื–ื•ึผื”ึฒืžึธืชึธืŸ, ื’ึผื•ึนื™ึดื ืฉืึถืœึผึนื ืขึธืžึฐื“ื•ึผ ืขึทืœ ื”ึทืจ ืกึดื™ื ึทื™ โ€” ืœึนื ืคึผึธืกึฐืงึธื” ื–ื•ึผื”ึฒืžึธืชึธืŸ. ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึตื™ื”ึผ ืจึทื‘ ืึทื—ึธื ื‘ึผึฐืจึตื™ื”ึผ ื“ึผึฐืจึธื‘ึธื ืœึฐืจึทื‘ ืึธืฉืึตื™: ื’ึผึตืจึดื™ื ืžึทืื™? ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึตื™ื”ึผ: ืึทืฃ ืขึทืœ ื’ึผึทื‘ ื“ึผึฐืึดื™ื ึฐื”ื•ึผ ืœึธื ื”ึฒื•ื•ึน, ืžึทื–ึผึธืœึทื™ึฐื™ื”ื•ึผ ื”ึฒื•ื•ึน. ื“ึผึดื›ึฐืชึดื™ื‘: ืดืึถืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ื™ึถืฉืึฐื ื•ึน ืคึผึนื” ืขึดืžึผึธื ื•ึผ ืขื•ึนืžึตื“ ื”ึทื™ึผื•ึนื ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™ ื”ืณ ืึฑืœึนื”ึตื™ื ื•ึผ ื•ึฐืึตืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึตื™ื ึถื ึผื•ึผ ืคึผึนื” ื•ึฐื’ื•ึนืณืด.