Ki Tissa

Exodus 30:11-34:35

In this Torah portion, Moses stays with God on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. There, he is given the Ten Commandments on stone tablets. Fearing that 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 all the Israelites who were involved with a plague. 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	Paralyzed By Numbers Rachel Farbiarz, AJWS
The Idol of Complacency Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL	Idolatry Everywhere Rabbi Elliot Kukla, AJWS
Up & Down the Mountain of Life Cantor Jennifer Werby, Union for Reform Judaism	Responsible Spending Rabbi Erica Seager Asch, AJWS
	Our Golden Calf Rabbi Charles Sherman, socialaction.com
	The Coin of Fire Shimshon Siegel, Canfei Nesharim

From the Denominations	Pluralism and Outreach
Tzedakah & Jewish Education Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity	Negotiating a Relationship With God Dianne Cohler-Esses, Bronfman Youth Fellowship
Transformative Power Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, JTS	Shabbat as an Anchor Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute
Veiling & Unveiling Rabbi Aaron Mehlman, Orthodox Union	Positive Communal Action Laura Safran, UJA-Federation of New York
	The Wedding Feast Rabbi Zoe Klein, Women of Reform Judaism
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