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Today is the 16th of Tammuz which marks the traditional anniversary of the making of the Golden Calf.
Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, "Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." Aaron said to them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD." (Exodus 32:1-5)
It is amazing to think that so soon after Israel saw the many miracles in Egypt including the crossing of the Red Sea. Yet, really the Israelites are a lot like us. The Israelites grew impatient waiting for Moses to return. They could not wait to hear what HaShem had to say. Have we not done this?
In our journey in Torah and mitzvot we must be careful not to travel too quickly. Each step of the way should be well thought out and Divinely lead. This can often lead to disaster and going places where we are not ready to be. In a sense we to can build our own Golden Calves. May we learn from the mistakes of our forefathers and realize that we in many ways are just as vulnerable.
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