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Podcast: The Weekly Parsha - With Michoel Brooke
Episode: Parshas Ki Sisa: Why Moshe Smashed The Luchos And What It Teaches About Healthy Guilt (Rebroadcast)
Description: A revelatory moment collapses into a dance floor, and that is where everything breaks. We revisit the Golden Calf not to retell a scandal but to ask a sharper question: why did Moses shatter the tablets? The answer many overlook—joy in the wrongdoing—turns a familiar story into a powerful framework for modern life, where guilt is suspect and numbness is often mistaken for peace.We walk through the Sforno’s startling insight about the music and dancing around the calf and show how celebration can seal a moral fracture. Then we flip a common script: guilt...