Ki Tisa

Gold, Silver, Precious Stones – Closeness to Hashem – part III

Moshe on Mt. Sinai: First Get to Work!

Between Truth and Peace

Why Do We Fall at the Peak?

why do those who repent fall at the peak of the "radiance"? What brings the Children of Israel to make the golden calf? And what does God expect of us once we become independent?

The Sin of the Golden Calf and the World Wars

Originally adapted from Rav Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook's classes, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Rav Tzvi Yehuda's death this week)

Can there be Compassion without Justice?

Why must there be justice as well as compassion, punishment as well as forgiveness? Why is forgiveness alone not enough?

Israel, Gentiles, & Gog U'Magog

Rav Zalman Baruch Melamed explains the relationship between Jews and Gentiles in the era of Mashiach and Gog U'Magog.

A Mysteries Sin

The sin of the Golden Calf remains one of the great mysteries in the story of the Jewish people throughout the ages.