To establish monotheism, Moses had to publicly murder those who wished to worship him as God.

THAT'S a commitment to democracy over personal power and pleasure.

It's an entirely different episode in the Torah that makes the Golden Calf story so very very clear.

Every Saturday a portion of the Torah is read in all synagogues around the world.

The portion read this past Saturday ends with a dramatic and vivid story whose purpose is to make One Thing Very Clear.

Here's what happened. Full text follows.

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