Torah Classes

Chp 32 verse 15 - Chp. 33 verse 16: Moshe comes down from the mountain, when he sees the calf he becomes angry and breaks the tablets. He burns the calf and makes them drink from its ashes. Aaron then explains what occurred during his absence. Moshe gathers the tribe of Levi and they kill those that worshiped the calf. He begs Hashem to forgive the people or erase his name from His book. Chp. 33, Hashem tells Moshe to leave the mountain and an angel not He, would lead them to the land. Moshe moves his tent outside the camp. Moshe tells Hashem that if HE doesn't lead them then they don't want to leave.

Chp. 33 verse 17 - Chp. 34 verse 28: Hashem concedes to Moshe's request. Moshe asks to see G-d's glory, He places him in the cleft of a rock and allows him to see His backside. Chp. 34, Hashem commands Moshe to hew out two new tablets and to bring them up the mountain. Hashem teaches him the thirteen attributes of mercy. Hashem promises to take them to the land but He warns them not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for it will lead to idol worship. Commands about idols, Pesach, redemption of the firstborn, Shabbos, Shavuous, bechurim, and the prohibition of milk and meat.

Chp. 34 verses 28 - 35: Moshe is on the mountain for forty days and nights. He descends unaware that there is a ray of light emanating from his face. The people were afraid but he called them near. When he finished speaking he placed a veil on his face. He would remove the veil only when he spoke to them or when he spoke to Hashem.

Chp. 32 verses 4 - 15: Aaron took their gold and fashioned a golden calf. He then built an alter, and the next morning they brought sacrifices to the calf and worshiped it. G-d told Moshe to descend from the mountain since the people had sinned. Hashem threatens to destroy the nation but Moshe pleads with Him not to do so, and Hashem agrees to not destroy them. Moshe then comes down the mountain with the two tablets in his hand.

Chp. 31 verse 3 - Chp. 32 verse 3: Continues with Bezalel's credentials and his assistant Oholiab, and all that they would be commanded to make for the mishkan and for the Priests. Then a warning that the work of the Mishkan should not desecrate the Shabbos, and it should be kept forever as a remembrance of the six days of creation and the seventh day of rest. Then G-d gave him the two tablets of stone. Chp. 32, Moshe was late coming down from the mountain and the people demanded of Aaron the he make them a god, who would lead them. He told them to bring him their wives and children's jewelery, but they refused and so then they brought their own.

Chp. 28 verses 4-38: A continuation of the garments, and a description of how they were to be made, and the order that they were to be worn. Then a description of the head band.

Chp. 27 verse 20 - Chp. 28 verse 4: The oil for the Menorah and some of its laws. Chp. 28, Hashem commands Moshe to anoint Aaron and his sons as priests. He was to instruct the artisans on how to make special clothing for Aaron. Then a description of six of the eight garments that he would wear.

Chp. 28 verse 39 - Chp. 29 verse 39: Continues with the headband, and other garments. Chp. 29, sacrifices that they were to bring at their inauguration. Also the command to Moshe to dress Aaron and his sons in their priestly garments, and for him to officiate for the first seven days. Ends with the command of the daily sacrifice that was brought in the morning and the evening.

Chp. 29 verse 39 - chp. 30 verse 10: Continues with the daily sacrifices. Hashem that He will dwell in the midst of the people and be to them as a G-d. Chp. 30, continues with the golden alter where the incense was brought, and the laws connected with it.

Chp. 27 verses 3-19: Continues with description of the Copper Alter, its dimension, vessels, and its poles. Then the description of the outside walls of MIshkan, its boards and its curtains.