Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

The Creation Of The Shekhinah

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According to the Sefer ha-Bahir, they were so well hidden that they couldn't be revealed to just anyone. So, what did God do? This is where it gets really interesting. God decided ...

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God Created Everything With Its Knowledge

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Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating perspectives on creation, and one that particularly intrigues me is the idea that God didn't just make things. He consulted with them...

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The Time Of Creation

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In Judaism, there's a pretty firm foundation: God created the world precisely when He chose to. But that leads to a whole host of other questions, doesn't it? What was before that ...

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Everything Was Created At Once

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Like one moment there’s nothing, and the next, BAM! The whole shebang is right there in front of you? Jewish tradition has a fascinating take on creation that might resonate with t...

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The Order Of Creation

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Did creation happen all at once, a cosmic Big Bang of everything? Or was there an order, a divine sequence to the unfolding of existence? Jewish mystical tradition, specifically Ka...

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The Light Of Prophecy

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Jewish tradition suggests you might be right, especially when it comes to prophecy. Think of it this way: imagine a vast, boundless ocean of light, a pure, radiant holiness residin...

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Creation According To Philo

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We often think of the act of creation as a singular event, a cosmic poof and then… nothing. But what if the story isn't quite that simple? What if creation is less of a noun and mo...

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The Roots Of Everything

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Jewish tradition has something fascinating to say about that very idea. It's a notion that the very foundations, the shoresh – the roots – of absolutely everything were established...

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The Wheel Of Creation

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Maybe, just maybe, you're part of something much bigger: a cosmic wheel. The idea of a "wheel of creation" isn't some new-age concept. It's a powerful image found in Jewish mystica...

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