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Beyond the Golden Calf: Why Shabbat and Sin Define the Jewish People

Beyond the Golden Calf: Why Shabbat and Sin Define the Jewish People

From the "hidden sign" of the Sabbath to the "non-substantive" sin of the wilderness, this article delves into the classic commentaries of the Ohr Hachayim and the Kuzari. It offers a perspective on how the Jewish people serve as the medium for God’s honor in the world, even—and perhaps especially—through the process of falling and rising again.

Parshat Zachor

What does one who cannot come to the synagogue do? Are women obligated to hear Zachor?

Adar, The Joyous Month

Adar, The Joyous Month

The Month of Adar, in which the threat of destruction of the Jewish People turned into their salvation, is a time of great rejoicing.

Don’t worry be happy!

Don’t worry be happy!

For some time now, I have been feeling anxious and depressed. It is a general feeling, not connected to any specific thing that I can pinpoint, but it’s driving me crazy. Does Judaism have anything against going to psychiatrists?

Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law

Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law

Some two months ago, a German newspaper published what had been a secret Hamas document that was found in Gaza and confiscated by the IDF. The document spelled out the Hamas strategy of dragging out the hostage-release negotiations with Israel, blaming the government of Israel for the delay, and exerting psychological pressure on the hostages' families - thus creating a crescendo of public pressure upon the government.

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Daily Times in Jerusalem

25 Adar 5786 | 14/3/2026

Daily Times | more times

05:50 Sunrise
8:13 Kriyat Shma MGA
8:49 Kriyat Shma GRA
11:48 Chatzot (Midday)
17:50 Sunset
18:09 Tzet Hakochavim

Shabbat Vayakhel Pkudei Hachodesh

25 Adar 5786

Shabbat Times | Parashat Hashavua

17:10 Candle lighting
18:23 End of Shabbat
19:03 Rabeinu Tam

Interesting articles

The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

This article explores the enigmatic nature of Kol Nidrei, the opening text of Yom Kippur. Despite being a dry legal formula for the annulment of vows, it remains the most haunting and powerful moment of the High Holy Days. The author examines historical theories linking the prayer to forced converts (Anusim) but proposes a deeper Midrashic origin: the moment Moses "annulled" God's own vow to punish Israel after the Golden Calf. Ultimately, Kol Nidrei serves as a timeless reminder that Divine compassion must always triumph over strict justice.

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

"As a mother of several small children, it is not easy for me to go out on Shabbos to hear Parshas Zachor. Am I required to do so?"

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

is a A Bar Mitzvah boy aloud to read the Torah on Parshat Zachor?

Hand Washing Requirements

Hand Washing Requirements

When do you need to wash hands 3 times and with a vessel?

Rabbi David Sperling

A past life in Judaism

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman

Shedim

Rabbi David Sperling

Coffee "Brewing" on Shabbat

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman

Restaurants without kosher certificate

Various Rabbis

Taking out Garbage on Shabbat

Ask Your Question:

An Urgent Family Purity Question (Hebrew Only)Ask a Question Ask the Rabbi Whatsapp Group

Daily Halacha

Traditions and Religions in Judaism

Rabbi Jonathan Blass

Question

I was wondering what is the Jewish policy reffering to other religions and traditions? I have noticed that even some Jewish traditions are not the same, how do you treat one another?

Answer

The Torah is “intolerant” of idol worship and of any belief that has incorporated elements of idolatrous thought. One of the seven Noachide laws incumbent on all humanity prohibits idolatry. That said, the various forms of worship- from the most idolatrous to those that are closer to Judaism- are seen as steps in mankind’s development toward a purer understanding and worship of the G-d of Israel.

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Parashat Hashavua

A Community Coin

A Community Coin

The Sin of the Golden Calf is rectified by the communal service in the Holy Temple. This is achieved via the precept of the half-shekel offering.

The Spirit of Community

The Spirit of Community

What do you do when your people have just made a Golden Calf? How do you restore moral order? The answer lies in the first word of today’s parsha: Vayakhel.

Women's level in serving Hashem

Women's level in serving Hashem

What was women's rule in the building of the Mishkan? And from where did the women draw their Emunah?

Shmot Draws to a Close

Shmot Draws to a Close

A Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly portion "Vayakhel- Pekudei"

daily learning

toregister todaily learning

Miracles

The Miracles on Passover

The Light Beyond the Window

The Light Beyond the Window

From time to time one must look out the window

Jerusalem at the Seder

Jerusalem at the Seder

As we draw near to Pesach, our thoughts are directed to the Seder.

The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

In this month the Jewish People were redeemed from slavery

Lessons Series

P'ninat Mishpat (814)

P'ninat Mishpat: How Many Dayanim?

based on ruling 84139-1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Unsuccessful Transfer of Yeshiva – part V

based on appeal ruling 82138 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Dividing Parents’ Resources when Mother Still Alive

based on ruling 82017 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Agricultural Water Rights – part II

based on ruling 84122 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Shevat 5786

P'ninat Mishpat (814)

Moreshet Shaul (33)

Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part I

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part II

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part I

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s)

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Returning Torah to its Central Standing – part II

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 312

Various Rabbis | Shevat 5786

Moreshet Shaul (33)

When Galut is Necessary & When Not?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

Quality Over Quantity- Countless Ramifications

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

The Symbolism of the Dalet-Shaped Head-Tefilin's Knot

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 5786

"Beyond Either-Or"

Rav Kook's Uniting the Opposites, Sinai & the Tefilin's Shi"n

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions (639)

Ask the Rabbi: Stock Market Talk on Shabbat

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Gluten-Free Diet and Shabbat Considerations

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Booing Haman

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Late Payment?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shevat 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions (639)

Igrot Hare’aya (200)

False Accusation of Non-Kosher Soap – #333

Date and Place: Yafo, 5 Nisan 5670 (1910)

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785

Asking Restraint from Insulted New Yishuv – #334

Date and Place: Tammuz 5670 (1910)

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785

Worse on the Outside, Better on the Inside – #332

Date and Place: 26 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Sivan 5785

Good Work, Regrettable Language – #330

Date and Place: 21 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Sivan 5785

Igrot Hare’aya (200)

Let Us Be Strong, Worthy, and Aware in This War

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 13 Tammuz 5784

Redeeming Jewish captives, protecting wounded terrorists

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tevet 13 5776

Israel's Sovereignty on the Temple Mount

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 16 5776

Should Israel go for a decisive or partial victory?

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 9 5776

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