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The Torah, in this week’s Parsha, describes the sin of the Golden Calf. Right after the Jews received the Torah, in an awesome revelation from G-d, they immediately veered from its path and chose to serve idols instead. In fact, the Midrash compares this act to a bride who is unfaithful to her husband on the day they got married. This seems very puzzling. How could it be that the very same Jews who saw G-d perform countless miracles in Egypt, could so quickly deny His authority in the world? How could it be that the very same Jews who sensed G-d’s presence so clearly at the splitting of the Red Sea, so much so that the Midrash tells us it was if they were able to point at G-d with their fingers, could turn around and say it was a golden calf who save them from the Pharaoh's armies? How could it be that the very same Jews who had miracle bread rain onto their front doors every morning, could decide that they now wanted to serve a molten form?
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