Questions tagged [parashat-ki-tisa]

The weekly Torah portion of Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)

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Why didn’t the Jews appoint Aaron in place of Moshe

When Moshe went “missing” on Har Sinai, why didn’t the Jews just appoint Aaron as the new leader? I mean he was clearly the second in command to Moshe, and he’d performed some of the plagues in Egypt so he had that miracle aspect to him, so why did…
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Who was Uri, Betzalel's father?

We find Betzalel's grandfather Chur was willing to give his life to try preventing the nation from creating the golden calf, but what was so special about Uri who merited having a son like Betzalel? (Shemos 31:2)
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