Read the complete text in English and Hebrew here: Exodus 30:11-34:35
Moses stays with God on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. There, he is given the 10 Commandments on stone tablets. Fearing Moses will never return, the Israelites turn to Aaron, who demands that everyone bring him their gold, so he can make a golden calf. When Moses comes down the mountain and sees the people dancing around this idol, he smashes the tablets on the ground. God punishes with a plague all the Israelites who were involved. Moses builds a tent to be his meeting place with God.
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 The Ten Commandments were written on stone tablets, |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Go Down, Moses! Rabbi Andrea Steinberger, Hillel
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Paralyzed By Numbers Rachel Farbiarz, AJWS
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| The Idol of Complacency Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL
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Idolatry Everywhere Rabbi Elliot Kukla, AJWS
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| Up & Down the Mountain of Life Cantor Jennifer Werby, Union for Reform Judaism
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Responsible Spending Rabbi Erica Seager Asch, AJWS
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| Our Golden Calf Rabbi Charles Sherman, socialaction.com
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| The Coin of Fire Shimshon Siegel, Canfei Nesharim
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| Tzedakah & Jewish Education Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity
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Negotiating a Relationship With God Dianne Cohler-Esses, Bronfman Youth Fellowship
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| Transformative Power Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, JTS
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Shabbat as an Anchor Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute
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| Veiling & Unveiling Rabbi Aaron Mehlman, Orthodox Union
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Positive Communal Action Laura Safran, UJA-Federation of New York
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| The Wedding Feast Rabbi Zoe Klein, Women of Reform Judaism
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| Parashat Ki Tissa Quiz Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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| Parashat Ki Tissa Challah Julie Seltzer
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Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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