Ki-Tissa. Face to Face with God
Can you meet God face to face?

Yes you can!
Our parsha focuses on God’s face and Moshe’s face. The word פנים\פני appears 20 times, more than any other word, in this passage.
And here we encounter a certain paradox:
On the one hand:
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one man speaks to another. (Ex. 33:11)
On the other hand:
God answered …“you cannot see My face, for man may not see Me and live....and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.” (33:20-21)
This is confusing. Moses can speak to God face to face (audio) but cannot see God’s face (visual).