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The month of Iyar is a very particular month. It is the only month of the Jewish calendar where every single day has a special Mitzvah, the Counting of the Omer. As explained here, the Counting of the Omer is a preparation for the Receiving of the Torah.
The month is Iyar is special because through the Counting of the Omer, we understand and recognize the importance of our work, the significance of our own actions in this world.
After the month of Nissan, where the emphasis is on the fact that G-d took us out of Egypt, not necessarily because we were worthy of it, but because He chose us as His people, comes the month of Iyar, where the emphasis is on our own work of counting the Omer, of preparing ourselves to receive the Torah. G-d gives us the Torah because we are “worthy” of it, because we prepare ourselves and refine ourselves for receiving it.
But even the power to work on our own comes from G-d. This is why the month of Iyar is preceded by the month of Nissan, where G-d gives us the strength and the freedom necessary for us to advance in our spiritual journey and prepare ourselves and the world for receiving the Torah.
Shabbat Shalom,
Arie from the Yeshiva