By William Van Zyl Published on 6 August 2024 The Israelites used Joseph’s alternative name—‘Ox’—to miraculously create a golden calf from molten gold. Really? Yes, the rabbis indicated that it was possible. The Chabad says they threw a pottery plaque into the molten golden jewellery the leaders collected from all the Israelites. ‘Boom!’ went the… Continue reading Rise, Oh Ox.
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The Weight of Words
By William Van Zyl Published in May 2023 Credit image: Contemporary Art by Sefira Lightstone – Golden Calf. In a tent in the hot desert somewhere in the middle east, a young girl – adorned with gold and silver jewellery around her neck, wrists, ankles and hair – turned and looked into a polished bronze… Continue reading The Weight of Words