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Home -> Ki Sisa -> 5762

Rabbi L. Scheinbaum
In 5762, Ki Sisa

“Hashem relented regarding the evil that He declared He would do to His people. Moshe turned and descended from the mountain, with the two Tablets of Testimony in his hand, Tablets inscribed on both their sides; they were inscribed on one side and the other.” (32:14-15)

Prior to the chet ha’egel, sin of the Golden Calf, when the Torah mentions that Hashem gave Moshe the Luchos, the Torah describes that they were made of stone written with the Etzba Elokim, finger of G-d. Now, after the sin, and after mentioning that Hashem relented from the punishment He was prepared to mete out, the Torah records an added detail about the Luchos – “inscribed on both their sides; inscribed on one side and the other.” Why not mention the complete description right away? Is there some reason that the Torah waited until after the tragic rebellion with the…

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Home -> Ki Sisa -> 5762

Rabbi L. Scheinbaum
In 5762, Ki Sisa

“The entire people removed the gold rings that were in their ears and brought them to Aharon.” (32:3)

Is this not the way it usually is? – the nouveau riche take their money and throw it around. In a public display of their insecurity, those who have suddenly come into wealth – or even those who have been raised in opulence – will sometimes use their wealth to make a statement,  to impress their opinion upon others, or simply to extract honor and respect. Wealth can and should be used to attain positive goals. There are so many who do so. For some reason, those who lack the astuteness and self-esteem to use their money wisely seem to overshadow…

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Rabbi L. Scheinbaum
In 5762, Ki Sisa

“The wealthy shall not increase and the poor shall not decrease from half a shekel to give Hashem’s offering.” (30:15)

Everyone was to contribute the same amount, so that no Jew could say that his contribution was greater – or more significant – than that of someone else. Horav David Feinstein, Shlita, elaborates on this idea. One who is blessed with great wealth or has a brilliant mind, such that he has amassed great Torah scholarship, cannot claim that he serves Hashem more completely than the ordinary person who serves Hashem humbly and obediently – conducting himself scrupulously in accordance with the Code of Jewish Law. Likewise, the worker who assembles a computer module is no different than the one who…

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