VBM Be Holy, For I Hashem am Holy By Rav Yair Kahn

I. Gathering the Entire Nation Bnei Yisrael arrived at Har Sinai in the third month (Sivan) of the first year (Shemot 19:1), and they set up camp nearby the mountain: “And Yisrael camped opposite the mountain (Shemot 19:2). They remained there for almost a year, not leaving until the twentieth of the second month (Iyar) of the second year (Bamidbar 10:11). During this period, many dramatic events occurred – Ma’amad Har Sinai, cheit ha-egel, the second luchot, building the Mishkan, and the tragic deaths of Nadav and Avihu.