Ki Tisa: Golden Calf – Two Approaches

Introduction

In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Alex Israel discusses if the episode of the Golden Calf was a wild frenzy as Israel ran after idolatry, or was it a slow, measured affair? What was the sin, and, along with Rashi and the Kuzari, what might we learn from this episode?

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Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.