לרפואת בת שבע בת שרה חי' בתוך שח"י
After the cheyt ha-egel the pasuk says:
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֑ר רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא
Hashem spoke to me, saying, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
THAT is the problem? Something that can be solved by a good ENT doctor??? The NECK wasn't the problem - the AVODAH ZARA thing was the problem!!!
Oh me, oh my. The YESOD of Mussar!! Don't focus on the SIN. Focus on what BROUGHT you to the sin. Don't talk to a drug addict about drugs. Talk to him about what is missing in his life such that he feels it necessary to numb his pain and mind with narcotics!!!
Don't focus on the amount of Lashon Hara you speak or the amount of time you waste!!! Focus on what are the ROOT CAUSES of the L"H and time assassination.
YES!!! The problem is that stubborn stiff neckedness b/c in its absence there would have been no gold calf.
NIFLA!!!!!!!!
