Seizing the Unique Annual Opportunity
The Luchos were six tefachim long, and the Malbim brings a Midrash that Hashem held the top two, Moshe held the bottom two, and no one held the middle two. Why leave a gap, and why did Moshe have to pull those middle tefachim toward himself with force? Before Shavuos, Rabbi Asaf Prisman connects this to the Gemara that calls Shavuos the Rosh Hashanah for fruits. What is being decided for us that day, and how do we build real thirst for Torah when we have endless pleasures to choose from? It starts with how you eat.