Parsha: Ki Tissa

Anger: Its Uses and Abuses (Ki Tissa 5778)

26th February 2018

Comparing two of the most famous events in the Torah, we face what seems like a glaring contradiction. In this … Read more

13th March 2017

In the immensely lengthy and detailed account of the making of the Tabernacle, the Torah tells the story twice: first … Read more

22nd February 2016

The more I study the Torah, the more conscious I become of the immense mystery of Exodus 33. This is … Read more

2nd March 2015

At the height of the drama of the Golden Calf a vivid and enigmatic scene takes place. Moses has secured … Read more

9th February 2014

Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The conditions … Read more

25th February 2013

Framing the epic events of this week’s sedra are two objects – the two sets of tablets, the first given … Read more

10th March 2012

Witnessing the birth of a new idea is a little like watching the birth of a galaxy through the Hubble … Read more

19th February 2011

Ki Tissa tells of one of the most shocking moments of the forty years in the wilderness when – less … Read more

6th March 2010

This week’s sedra begins with a strange command: When you take a census [literally, “when you lift the head”] of … Read more

14th March 2009

In the immensely lengthy and detailed account of the making of the Tabernacle, the Torah tells the story twice: first … Read more