Moses played a pivotal role in the complex relationship between Herman Wald and his religious roots.Moses epitomizes the delivery of the Israelites from slavery to freedom. Yet as a sculptor Herman Wald, in his own words, had a bone to pick with the greatest Jewish leader of all times because of his commandment: “Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image”, stating ruefully: “ and with the same breath he took a chisel and carved it into stone.”