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0 Holidays Ethics

This Yom Kippur must be different

eJewishPhilanthropy · 11 Oct

Rabbi David Stav reflects on the urgency of making this Yom Kippur a pivotal moment for Jewish unity, emphasizing its historical roots in repentance for both the sin of the golden calf and the sale of Joseph.

0 History Culture

This Week in Jewish History

Jewdicious in Jewdicious · 22 Jul

This Week in Jewish History recounts significant events in the Jewish past, including the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto by the Nazis in 1942 on Tisha B'Av, the breaching of Jerusalem's walls by the Romans in 69 C.E., and Moshe's destruction of the Golden Calf in 1312 BCE.

0 Torah Philosophy

Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed

Jewish Chronicle · 25 Apr

The Parashah of Shabbat Chol Hamoed discusses the reconciliation between the Israelites and God following the golden calf incident, likened to a marital rift that leads to increased intimacy.

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Why the Erev Rav Were Essential for the Successful Exodus from Egypt

Shaul Magid in Jewschool · 3 Apr 2023

The article explores the role of the erev rav (mixed multitude) in the Exodus story and argues that they were essential for the Israelites to succeed and merit the receiving of the Torah.

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Meet the 17th of Tammuz, the Perfect Post-COVID Holiday

Stuart Halpern in Tablet · 14 Jul 2022

The 17th of Tammuz, a fast day in the Jewish calendar, is described as a post-COVID holiday that encourages individuals to break away from old restrictions, traditions, and expectations.

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Duplicity at Sinai

Sara Wolkenfeld in Lehrhaus · 2 Jun 2022

The Tosefta presents an alternative interpretation of the revelation at Mount Sinai, suggesting that the Israelites' declaration of naaseh ve-nishma (we will do and we will listen) was an act of deception and geneivat daat (theft of consciousness).

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Revelation Deferred but not Denied: the Golden Calf as a Rabbinic Origin Story

Amitai Bin-Nun in Lehrhaus · 15 Feb 2022

The story of the Golden Calf in the book of Exodus explores the relationship between God, Moses, and the Jewish people.

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Revelation Deferred but not Denied: the Golden Calf as a Rabbinic Origin Story

Amitai Bin-Nun in Lehrhaus · 15 Feb 2022

The article discusses the story of the Golden Calf and its connection to a Talmudic passage about Moses and Rabbi Akiba.

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The Sacrifice of Moses

David Fried in Lehrhaus · 4 Mar 2021

In this article, David Fried examines the contradictory statements in Parashat Ki Tissa about Moses seeing the face of God.

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The obvious biblical beef with the Golden Trump

Forward · 26 Feb 2021

At the Conservative Political Action Conference, a gold statue of Donald Trump was seen being carried through the Hyatt Regency Orlando lobby, drawing comparisons to the biblical story of the Golden Calf.

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Moshe the Marvellous

David Zvi Kalman in Lehrhaus · 27 May 2020

In this imaginative piece by David Zvi Kalman, Moshe encounters God on Mount Sinai, who performs a magic trick with a deck of cards.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

Idolizing Moses

Jewish Lives (Sponsored) in Tablet · 7 Dec 2016

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg's excerpt from "Moses: A Human Life" delves into the symbolic importance of Moses and the error of idolizing him through the narrative of the Golden Calf incident.