Translated and abridged by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Parshat Ki Tisa
After the Israelites worshipped a golden calf, God suggested to Moses that the people be replaced by Moses' own descendants:
"Do not stop Me as I unleash My wrath against them and destroy them. I will then make you into a great nation."(Ex. 32:10)
Moses, however, rejected this offer. The Talmud records the argument that Moses used in defense of the Jewish people:
"Master of the Universe! If a chair with three legs cannot endure Your anger, certainly a chair with only one leg will fare no better!" (Berachot 32a)
What was this 'chair with three legs'?
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