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When Is Ki Tisa Read?
/ 18 Adar 5786
/ 20 Adar I 5787
/ 20 Adar 5788
Summary
- Moses takes a census of the Israelites and collects a half-shekel from each person (30:11-16)
- God tells Moses to construct a water basin and to prepare anointing oil and incense for the ordination of the priests. Bezalel and Oholiab, skilled artisans, are assigned to make objects for the priests and the Tabernacle. (30:17-31:11)
- The Israelites are instructed to keep Shabbat as a sign of their covenant with God. God gives Moses the two tablets of the Pact. (31:12-18)
- The Israelites ask Aaron to build them a Golden Calf. Moses implores God not to destroy the people and then breaks the two tablets of the Pact on which the Ten Commandments are written when he sees the idol. God punishes the Israelites by means of a plague. (32:1-35)
- Moses goes up the mountain with a blank set of tablets for another 40 days so that God will again inscribe the Ten Commandments. Other laws, including the edict to observe the Pilgrimage Festivals, are also revealed. (34:1-28)
- Moses comes down from the mountain with a radiant face. (34:29-35)
More Ki Tisa Commentaries
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- Parashat Ki Tisa: Waking Up to Freedom
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- Why Did the People Demand New Leadership?
- The Challenge of Holding God Close While Keeping Fear at Bay
- Can We Have a Relationship with God?
- Ki Tisa for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- A Concrete Relationship with God
- Can You Really Ask God That?
- Aaron, Moses, and the Golden Calf
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Listen to Podcasts About Ki Tisa
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Ki Tisa in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Ki Tisa Commentary
Context is Everything: A Closer Look at Aaron
By: Rabbi Seth Goren
It's not uncommon for people to do things that are wholly logical to them, but are completely baffling, problematic, or even offensive to others.
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