Heh, good thing I'm a free bird. Because if I were a jailbird, I could only see sights and hear sounds, and not be able to see sounds and hear sights!
It was a Great Pele:
When describing the giving of the Torah, the verse states: “All the people saw the voices and the torches, the sound of the shofar, and the smoking mountain.” How do you see “the voices, the torches, and the sound of the shofar”? In his commentary, Rashi explains, “They saw what is usually heard.” The Jews experienced a moment of synesthesia: they were able to see the thunder and hear the lightning that accompanied the giving of the Torah. Seeing the Sounds
Speaking of ropes, the total round up, hwys without roads and so forth... here's a fun detail about the date of the famous first telegraph message:
Fri, 24 May 1844 -- 6 Sivan 5604
Which was
Shavout, the wheat harvest, the total round up:
Torah Given (1313 BCE)On the 6th Sivan of the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE), seven weeks after the Exodus, G-d revealed Himself on Mount Sinai. The entire people of Israel (600,000 heads of households and their families), as well as the souls of all future generations of Jews, heard G-d declare the first two of the Ten Commandments and witnessed G-d's communication of the other eight through Moses. Following the revelation, Moses ascended the mountain for 40 days, to receive the remainder of the Torah from G-d.
(Also is the traditional date for the passing and birth of King David)
The message being,
"What hath God wrought?" Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23...
The success of the experiment would change forever the national communication system.
Sent on Shavous, but read on the Thursday during the week of Parshat Balak:
Chumash -- Parshat Balak, 5th Portion (Numbers 23:13-23:26)
Thank you for the opportunity to post these important details, for the public record. If it weren't in the Megillah, who would believe it?
Don't get me started on Peels. 😉