Parshat Ki Tisa This week’s parsha of Ki Tisa relates the story of “ma’aseh ha’egel,” Israel’s sin in worshiping the Golden Calf. Over half of
One of Tanach’s most astonishing anthropomorphisms describes the way that Moshe communicates with God: “And God spoke to Moshe face-to-face, as a man speaks to
In this week’s parsha of Ki Tisa we read that shortly after witnessing the miracles of liberation from Egypt and seeing the Torah being given
Chagiga 10a The link between the laws of Shabbat and the Mishkan not only defines the 39 Melachot that are prohibited on Shabbat, but also
Part I כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּעוֹלָמוֹ, לֹא בְרָאוֹ אֶלָּא לִכְבוֹדוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה מג), כֹּל הַנִּקְרָא בִשְׁמִי וְלִכְבוֹדִי בְּרָאתִיו יְצַרְתִּיו אַף עֲשִׂיתִיו, וְאוֹמֵר
Sam Zeitlin loved cycling as a kid and dreamed of being in the Olympics. He joined the American National Cycling Team, and he aced the
Professor David Weiss was a leading scientist in the field of cancer immunotherapy and was a Professor of Immunology and Bacteriology at the University of
Parshas Ki Tisa Rebellion! “Go down from the mountain and witness your nation merrily dance before a golden calf!” said God (Shemot. 32:19). Chaos and
Dissolution of vows by consulting a Sage, while absolutely legitimate Torah law, seems to levitate in the air, without any firm support from the Torah
It is probably one of the greatest sins that the Jewish people have ever committed, if not the greatest. Forty days after receiving the Torah
It’s always a special zechut to travel to Eretz Yisroel. The last time I had been there was five years ago, when I went with
The Gemara in Shabbat 119b teaches us that there is a power we have when we say Amen. When the Jewish people say Amen, which
