The Sin of the Golden Calf

Today, the 17th of Tammuz, we fast primarily in commemoration of the events surrounding the destruction of the First Temple.  The origins of the day, however, and of all our suffering, can be traced back to one of the most troubling events in Jewish history:  the sin of the Golden Calf.

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