OPINION & COMMENT

Telolei Oros
A Collection of Insights about the Torah, following the Order of Prayer, in Honor of Shavuos, the Uplifting Day of Matan Torah
From "Telolei Oros, the Prayer Anthology" by Rabbi Yissochor Dov Rubin, who was niftar on Shabbos parshas Kedoshim at the age of 45.

Asher bochar bonu mikol ho'amim venosan lonu es Toroso

This brochoh is perplexing. Chazal said (Avoda Zora 2b) that Hashem offered the Torah to all the nations, and only after they refused to accept it, He gave it to Yisroel. If so, how can we make the brochoh, "Who chose us from all the nations and gave us His Torah?" What kind of choice did He make choosing Yisroel if He had previously offered it to all the nations?

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