Parashat Ki Tisa: Spiritual Intimacy – Know God, Know Yourself

Parashat Ki Tisa: The Golden Calf (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)

Moshe Wants to Know God Shortly after the momentous occasion of the Giving of the Law on Har Sinai, the Israelites commit a preposterous transgression. They make and worship a molten idol, the Golden Calf. Moshe pleads with God to show mercy to the rebellious nation, and then makes a request which seems to be […]