Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:

Teshuva,  Yom Kippur 

Parsha:

Bereishit,  Ki Tisa 

References: Rosh Hashana: 26a ,  Rosh Hashana: 16b  

Description

Adam and Chavah sin in an attempt to become Creators of Life; why does Hashem punish them in a way that acknowledges their creation of life? The generation in the wilderness sins in an attempt to communicate with Hashem with a physical item; why does Hashem respond with the Mishkan? What is the value of our mistakes? Three approaches.