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Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods (Parashat Ki Tisa)

February 22, 2008 | By Chaim Moshe haLevi (Marc Howard Landas)

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Exodus

Torah Portion: Ki Tisa

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author summarizes the story of the Golden Calf in this commentary, focusing particularly on the Israelites' desire to be close to God. He argues that there may be external factors that color our thinking about God’s role in the world and in our lives. This is often the case for religiously observant GLBTIQ individuals in the process of coming out, who must reconcile their personal identities with non-Queer social norms.

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