A Terrible, Necessary Sin

While Moses receives the law on Mount Sinai, the Children of Israel engage in one of Jewish history's most egregious – and perplexing - national sins: the construction and worship of a golden statue fashioned into the shape of a calf. But for Professor Kass, worshiping the golden calf may have been a necessary sin. In this episode, he explains why that is, how the relationship between God and Moses changes after this event, and how order is restored in the Israelite camp.