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DonateD. If not for the giving of the Torah there would’ve been many Josephs in the marketplace:
The Talmud states that the Amora Yosef said of himself that if not for the day of the giving of the Torah, there would be many Yosef’s in the marketplace. The inner meaning behind his statement is as follows: If not for the day of Matan Torah, the wisdom of Torah as it is studied in this world will be similar to other wisdom’s, which are a mere matter of information and knowledge which affect nothing in the supernal worlds. Hence, there would exist many aspects of Yosef which refers to forms of wisdom. Furthermore, just as all wisdoms contain pros and cons and possible negative effects of being aware of the information, so too, the study of Torah without the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai could have negative effects on the person learning it [such as leading him to have a strengthened ego and not being nullified to G-d]. It is the giving of the Torah below on the day of Matan Torah that gave it a uniqueness, as on this day the Torah was imbued and penetrated with the G-dliness that is above the worlds, Keser Torah, the wisdom of G-d that is a receptacle for the infinite light of G-d. It is this day which allowed Torah study to have an effect on the person studying it to the point that he becomes nullified to G-d.
Torah Or p. 67b
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