Can true growth come from mistakes? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Ki Tisa and the dramatic episode of the Golden Calf. They examine why the Israelites fell so quickly after Sinai, the connection…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash joins us to share her take on this week’s parsha, and the infamous story of the Golden Calf. We’ll discuss how this event can serve as an example of the inevitable moments of collapse and the…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
Are we too judgmental towards Ahron? Join Rabbi Brent Spodek and Professor Ziva Hassenfeld in an exploration of the weekly parsha as they examine the tragic life of Moses’s brother Ahron. Credits: Rabbi Brent Spodek and Professor Ziva Hassenfeld – Pardes…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
Parashat Ki Tisa 5782: The Inherent Value of the Individual Description: Cultivating a Healthy Self-Esteem through the Parsha in the midst of the growing crisis of loneliness, lack of self-worth and alienation from a sense of one’s own being. You…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
When put together, Ki Tissa and parashat Parah make a tale of two cows – the Golden Calf and the Red Heifer. This podcast explores what each can teach us about the power and problematics of objectification in relationships, and…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
In this podcast, Nechama Goldman Barash links the stories of Eden and the Golden Calf, and looks at how the process of reconciliation begins in the aftermath of such a rupture. Interestingly, the same material–gold will be used to build…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
Can you meet God face to face? Yes, you can! Our Parsha focuses on God’s face and Moshe’s face. The word פניםפני appears 20 times, more than any other word, in this passage. But this also presents a paradox. Find…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa, Educator resources, Meaning-making
Moses’s breaking of the Tablets is usually understood to be a result of his uncontrollable anger toward the people for building a golden calf. In the rabbinic imagination it is far more. It is at the very heart of the Jewish narrative…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
There is a lot going on in this week’s parsha… the biggest news, of course, is that while Moshe is up on Mt. Sinai getting the luhot (tablets), Bnei Yisrael are down below feeling anxious about the length of Moshe’s…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa, Educator resources, Meaning-making
When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, the people gathered against Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us gods who shall go before us, for that man Moses, who brought us…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa, Educator resources, Meaning-making
Parshat Ki Tisa tells the story of the worst breakdown in relationship between Gd and Israel which we find in the Torah, and the great depth which emerges from it. If you listen to this podcast via itunes or other…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a new weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Tetzaveh — Who…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa, Educator resources, Meaning-making
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