Gather around
The Jews had waited for what they thought was 40 days. Where was Moshe? So they panicked and made the famous Eigel Hazahav – Golden Calf. This week we take out two Sifrei Torah. The first is for the regular weekly portion,…
Learning to Forgive
Parashat Ki Tissa, begins cheerily enough with descriptions of the Mahatsit HaShekel (the silver half-coin for taking a census) and the command to construct a washing laver placed between the outside of the Ohel Moed (Tent of Meeting) and the Sacrificial Altar. It includes…
What’s in a Count?
The Parasha begins by instructing us only to count the Jewish people by way of their donations, since direct counting will cause plague to break out amongst Klal Yisrael. Indeed we find, later in history, seventy thousand people struck down…
Your True Self!
After the Golden Calf debacle, Moshe sought to open a path for the Jewish people to attain G d’s forgiveness. To this end, G d revealed to Moshe the Thirteen Divine Attributes of Mercy, opening a pathway for all future…
