In Ki Tissa, Moses comes down from Mt Sinai and is greeted by the Golden Calf. In anger he smashes the Tablets. God, too, is furious with the Israelites. God wants to destroy His people. Moses once again pleads for our survival. Moses returns to the mountain top. This time the law is made by Moses and God. The original Tablets were made by God.
The Rabbis mused which of the Tablets were better, the first or the second set. They decided the second because it was made in partnership, God and the Jewish people. The lesson we learn from this is that things are better made in partnership. When we collaborate, especially inspired by God, great things happen.
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