Tagged ‘Ki Tissa’
Parashat Ki Tissa, 5778
Society’s Golden Calves A D’var Torah for Ki Tissa by Rabbi Irwin Huberman, ’10 While attending a conference last year on future trends in Judaism, one of the presenters – a rabbi – told the story of how he had … Continue reading »
Parshat Ki Tisa
by Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky This week’s parashah, Ki Tisa, includes one of the most dramatic episodes in the entire Torah, the Golden Calf. The description found in the Torah has rebellion, passion, emotion, idolatry, and violence, all of the ingredients … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa
by Cantor Sandy Horowitz “And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made…” (from The Sounds of Silence by Paul Simon) In Parashat Ki Tissa, we read about the golden calf, that surrogate object of worship which … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tisa
Cantor Sandy Horowitz “Wanted: Two senior craftsmen to lead team of builders in creating the largest portable dwelling ever made. Must be wise and able to learn from others; only those endowed with the spirit of God may apply. Technical … Continue reading »
Ki-Tissa
Parashat Ki-Tissa Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky “The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely.” (Exodus 32:7) When the Children of Israel worshipped the Golden Calf, … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa – Shabbat Parah
By Rabbi Dorit Edut Cows and Kashering for Pesah Passover, or Pesah, marks a half-way point in our Jewish calendar. Though it comes in the first month of the Jewish year, Nissan, it is actually six months since Rosh Hashanah, … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa
By Rabbi Marc Rudolph And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. ~William Shakespeare In this week’s parashah, Ki Tissa, the Israelites, under the guidance of Aaron, build a golden calf. When confronted … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa
By Eliana Falk In Parashat Ki Tissa, Moses ascends Har Sinai and comes face to face with God, so to speak. With each step, he ascends in body, mind and soul and he dwells in God’s presence. On Sinai, Moses … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa
Parashat Ki Tissa By Suri Krieger Moses had a double! That’s right. Moses was not the only prophet to part the waters, or to experience a Revelation on Mt. Sinai, or to have a highly unusual end-of life occurrence. Granted, … Continue reading »
Parashat Ki Tissa
By Michael G. Kohn Jews speak often and passionately about ‘community.’ Whether it is ‘the Jewish community,’ or ‘our community,’ the word conjures up something special, something important. But ‘community’ is more than a word; it is a living, breathing, … Continue reading »
