PARSHAS KI SISA
Can you figure out what each picture has to do with the parsha?
Rabbi Dani Staum
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Delayed – It was because Klal Yisroel thought Moshe was delayed from coming down Har Sinai (due to their miscalculation about when the 40 days began) they panicked, eventually causing the creation of the golden calf – 32:1
Stiff Neck Remedies – Hashem told Moshe that He wanted to destroy Klal Yisroel after the sin of the golden calf because they were stiff-necked/stubborn – 34:9
Mi LaHashem Elai – When Moshe saw the golden calf he declared, as a rallying cry, “Who is for Hashem come to me”. (The Leviim were the only ones who gathered) – 32:26
Please wash your hands – At the beginning of the parsha the Torah writes that a Kohain is obligated to wash his hands and feet from the kiyor (copper wash basin) before beginning the Avodah – 30:18-19
Half Dollar – Every Jew was obligated to give a half-shekel for the census of the nation – 30:13
Shabbos Kodesh – Among the other mitzvos listed at the beginning of the parsha, the Torah instructs the nation to observe Shabbos – 31:12-17
Pile of golden jewelry – When the nation amassed around Aharon and demanded that he do something because Moshe wasn’t returning, Aharon advised them to gather their wives’ jewelry. They enthusiastically brought back their own jewelry – 32:3
13 – After Moshe interceded on behalf of the nation for sinning with the golden calf, Hashem agreed to forgive them. At that time, He taught Moshe His 13 Middos of Mercy – 34:6-7
Second chance – Hashem informed Moshe that He would forgive Klal Yisroel and instructed Moshe to create the second luchos to symbolize the nation’s “second chance” – 34:1
Mask – At the end of the parsha, the Torah relates that Moshe’s face was shining and he wore a mask so that the nation wouldn’t be blinded by the shine – 34:35
