72 Lessons
MI LAHASHEM ELAY- THE TORAH MINDSET- P. Ki-Tisa
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786
Superficial Spirtuality
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 17 Adar 5786
Parashat Hashavua: The Persian Empire, the Golden Calf, and the Divine Presence
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5786
Gold, Silver, Precious Stones – Closeness to Hashem – part III
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5785
Moshe on Mt. Sinai: First Get to Work!
Rabbi Yehuda Roth | 20 Adar 5784
Between Truth and Peace
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | 4 Adar I 5784
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?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 17 5782
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)
Rabbi Eliyahu Maman | Adar I 17 5782
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?
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Adar I 16 5782
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.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Adar I 16 5782
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.
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Adar 15 5782
What’s Behind the Mask of Moshe?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar I 15 5782
Who Counts in Judaism?
The Parsha begins with Hashem’s command to conduct a census of Bnei Yisrael. Why is the command given here?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar I 15 5782
Mystical Worlds
Why is the word for a 'thing' in Hebrew - 'davar' - from the same root as the word for 'speech' - 'dibbur? As solid as 'things' seem, they are no more than God 'speaking' them - keeping them in existence by His word.
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar I 15 5782
“I Shall Dwell in the Midst of Bnei Yisrael” – part I
When we pray for the rebuilding of the Beit Hamikdash, we are in essence praying for the Divine Presence to dwell once again among us, especially in the Holy Temple.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar I 14 5782
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Adar 20 5781
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Baruch Gordon | Adar 20 5781
What Is Judaism's Most Powerful Prayer?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar 19 5781
Courage and Commitment
Why didn’t Hashem just announce the whole total of the nation? Why did Moshe have to go around to the tents at all?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar 19 5781
