Before receiving the Torah, there were preparatory days wherein the Jews got themselves ready for the holy day. Hashem instructed Moshe to tell the Jews not to ascend the mountain; a boundary was set up which the Jews were not to cross. They were severely warned not to do this. The second time Moshe was preparing to receive the luchos, Hashem gave similar instructions, adding that no person should be present when he was to ascend, and even animal should not graze there.
From Hashem's instructions that upon ascending the mountain the animals should not be around, the Rokeach writes that this hints to the following idea: On the day we initiate a child to learning from the holy Torah, we cover him so he shouldn't see any dogs.
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ועי' בלקו"ש חכ"ה ע' 310
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It seems like the Rokeach is making a diyuk in the pasuk. "Al yirooh" is not "don't graze" but "should not be seen." The ayin changes for an alef.
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