Ki Tisa 5786 | Rabbi Meir Finkelstein

Kerem B'Yavneh Parsha Podcast · Mar 5, 2026 · 5m · transcript

🎬 Watch this shiur on YouTube AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information): 1. *The root of the Golden Calf* — The *Netziv* explains that the *Chet HaEgel* did not begin as blatant *Avoda Zara*, but rather as a mistaken belief that average people were unworthy of a direct relationship with *Hashem*. 2. *Fear of the natural world* — When *Moshe Rabbeinu* did not return, the people feared they could no longer survive *l'maala min hateva* (supernaturally) and lacked the merit to receive *parnassa* through private *tefilla*. 3. *The danger of intermediaries* — The…