LESSONS OF THE GOLDEN CALF (VIDEO)
It is surely one of the most confounding stories in the Torah – the Jewish nation, fresh from the Exodus and the Sinai revelation, create a Golden Calf to replace Moses, who has tarried longer than they expected. Rabbi Dunner shares insights from his grandfather’s sefer, Mikdash Halevi, shedding light on this jarring episode from the dawn of Jewish history.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Few revolutions have shouted louder about equality – or practiced it more selectively – than the French Revolution. As Alexis de Tocqueville later observed... Read More