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Chapter five of Bereshit closes the parsha with a list of the ten generations from Adam to Noah, where chapter eleven similarly closes Noah with a list of ten generations from Shem (Noah’s son) to ...

Doesn’t a religious life, despite the effort and sacrifices required by the mitzvot, at least guarantee us peace of mind? Among the many foundational themes in the opening parsha of the Torah, ...

Only a couple of weeks ago, we were all feeling the holiness of Yom Kippur. By the end of the day of fasting, beautiful music, insightful teachings and prayers that deepened our self-awareness, we ...

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This week we are starting the Torah all over again with Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), and I’m taking advantage of the new Jewish year to restart my Torah Talk column. You know, of course, that ...

And so we take in again from the top: “In the beginning….” Bear this in mind: Jewish time is not linear – not in the sad, fatalistic sense of the word. Nor is it circular, coming back around upon ...

In this week's Parsha we read the inspiring story about Avraham waking up one day, hearing G-d's voice, packing everything up, and leaving everything behind to go to the land of Israel. "Go forth from ...

In Parshat Tzav we find one of the super unique Ta'amim (Trops) that we have - a Shalsheles. The other places the Shalsheles appears are in Sefer Bereshit, where each time it appears is a very ...