Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, two men were seen hauling a gold statue of Donald Trump through the Hyatt Regency Orlando lobby. Clergy, coreligionists and people with eyes ...

I’m not a great fan of idolatry of any sorts: be them movie stars, Wall Street, cell phones, edifices such as churches, temples and mosques; the city of Jerusalem, political leaders, representations ...

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The narrative of the Golden Calf, found in Ki Tisa, raises a wealth of questions about the nature of the sin, the motivations and emotions that precipitated it, and its far-reaching repercussions.

SERMON 'MONEY, SUCCESS, CELEBRITY AND POSSESSIONS' ARE TODAY'S GOLDEN CALF Bishop Denis Brennan pointed out that a buyer paid €13.5m for his bull in formaldehyde by artist Damien Hirst in London ...

Where does the expression “Break the rules” come from? Perhaps from this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa: “Moses turned and went down from the mountain carrying the two tablets of the Pact. … As soon as ...

Something I’ve often wondered about both as a kid and as an adult is how the Israelites so quickly forgot their covenant with God while Moses was up on Mount Sinai. In previous trips up the mountain, ...

What exactly is a golden calf? You know the story. Moses was up on the mountain for a long time working with God on plans for a place of worship and the rituals to go along with it. Meanwhile, the ...