Ki Tisa
Aaron Death Death and the Afterlife Evil Face Fear Grades Holy Name Lights Moses Serpent Skin

107. When they sinned with the calf, all these supernal levels and lights were removed from them. And the armored belts that were adorned with the supernal Holy Name were removed from them. And they drew upon themselves the Evil Serpent as before, and again caused death for the whole world. Afterwards, it is written: "And when Aaron and all the children of Yisrael saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him" (Shemot 34:30). THEY EVEN FEARED THE RADIANCE OF MOSES' FACE.

107. כֵּיוָן דְּחָטוּ בַּעֶגְלָא, אִתְעֲבָרוּ מִנַּיְיהוּ כָּל אִינּוּן דַּרְגִּין, וּנְהוֹרִין עִלָּאִין, וְאִתְעֲבָר מִנַּיְיהוּ חֲגִירוּ מְזַיְּינִין, דְּאִתְעַטָּרוּ מִשְּׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה, וְאַמְשִׁיכוּ עָלַיְיהוּ חִוְיָא בִּישָׁא כְּמִלְּקַדְּמִין, וְגָרִימוּ מוֹתָא לְכָל עָלְמָא. וּלְבָתַר מָה כְּתִיב. וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וְכָל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת מֹשֶׁה וְהִנֵּה קָרַן עוֹר פָּנָיו וַיִּירְאוּ מִגֶּשֶׁת אֵלָיו.