When we read the end of Bereshit followed by the beginning of Noach, we notice that God gets upset twice, and twice makes a decree to destroy humanity, with the exception of Noach and his family. The ...
The sin of Adam eating from the Tree of Knowledge contains many peculiarities (Bereshit chapters 2-3). What exactly was the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge? What were its effects? Why did ...
In this week’s Torah portion, within the majesty and mystery of creation, the woman emerges in three successive stages. The next verse, “Thereafter shall a man leave his father and his mother, and ...
“Now the Lord God took the man, and He placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to guard it” Genesis 2:15 A torah (Hebrew scripture) reading. The "yod" - a hand-shaped silver pointer - is used ...
Brother kills brother. If the foundational stories of Parashat Bereshit tell us what it means to be human, here we confront the origins of violence. We might ask, what caused this devastating crime?
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