<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span>The Maharal of Prague asks, “If the Jewish people had already accepted the Torah at Sinai with the declaration of </span><i><span>Naaseh V’nishmah </span></i><span>why was it necessary for God to hold a mountain over their heads to compel them to accept the Torah? The Maharal answers that it is true that the Jewish people had said </span><i><span>Naaseh V’nishmah; </span></i><span>however, the mountain over their heads was to demonstrate to them that they must accept the Torah because it is the Will of God regardless of their own preference.<span> </span></span></div><div><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; ">The naaseh v'nishma paradigm reminds me of when someone asks: "Can you do me a favor?" Usually the person responds: "What would you like?" Whereas, the naaseh v'nishma response to some who asks: "Can you do me a favor" would be "Yes, I'd be glad to do you a favor." Then afterwards the follow-up response would be: "What would you like?" That would be the true Jewish response following in the footsteps of naaseh v'nishma. </p><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; ">rw</p></div></body></html>