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122 בלה תובשחמ R’ Yehuda Ha-<strong>Lev</strong>i in The Kuzari, and the Ramban, in separate yet similar accounts, both seem to try to justify Bnei Yisrael’s actions. The Rabbi is quoted as saying in the Kuzari, “The severity of their sin was magnified because of their greatness” (Essay 1, 93). He goes on to explain that the golden calf was, in their minds, their means of retaining some intermediary physical “connection.” It was not a replacement for God but a temporary substitute for Moshe, and in that way the nation was just, for they believed, like other nations at the time, that “divinity attaches itself to the image, and that it is unique in some supernatural way. Some would attribute this uniqueness directly to God” (Essay 1, 97:1). Ramban offers an explanation along the same lines in his commentary to this week’s parasha (32:1). Based on both of these sources, it may be concluded that Moshe’s actions were extreme. He should have been more understanding and realized that Bnei Yisrael still fully recognized Hashem and accepted His authority and the important role of Moshe himself; after all, it is only for these reasons that they did not interfere when Moshe proceeded to burn the idol they created (Ramban, 32:1). Another unique interpretation of the pesukim can be seen in the Rambam‘s Moreh Nevuchim (The Guide to the Perplexed). He says that when a leader is mad at his people, he should behave like a parent to his child. A parent should not actually become angry, but should display himself as angry. Otherwise, the parent would be out of control. Thus, perhaps Moshe was deliberate in his smashing of the tablets. He appeared angrier than he really was, in order to make an impression on the nation. He was not genuinely infuriated; rather, “his anger flared up” (32:20) as seen from the perspective of Bnei Yisrael. Moshe saw that he could be a human mirror for the nation. The Luchot in a sense had already been broken through cheit ha-eigel, and he merely reenacted and dramatized that which the nation itself had already done. This approach seems to allow more room to recognize the severity of the Jewish nation’s actions, and to arrive at a deeper understanding of Moshe as a leader. It would have been naïve to think that he could have dealt with them otherwise; they were not a nation of philosophers that he could have rationalized with. Also, Aharon who was left with the nation is a man described as rodef shalom, a pursuer of peace. He represents midat ha’rachamim, mercy.
123 בלה תובשחמ Since Moshe saw that Aharon’s method in subduing Israel was ineffective, he acted in his natural role as Israel’s av beit din, emphasizing the harsher need for justice in order to appropriately balance Aharon‘s milder approach to the nation. Of course, it is essential to strike the appropriate balance between pursuing peace, and acting with courage and righteousness. Yet there are times when one approach is more effective than the other, and as this parashah shows, Moshe’s leadership was such that he seemed to understand exactly what was needed at this crucial turning point in the history of the nation.
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