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.

Cain at the Dawn of Creation

Philo The Midrash of Philo 7:5

The Torah, in its infinite wisdom, speaks to that very human experience. Consider the loaded question in Genesis 4:8, after Cain has just slain his brother Abel. God confronts him,...

CreationShabbat

Enoch at the Dawn of Creation

Philo The Midrash of Philo 22:1

The ones that make you stop and say, "Wait, what exactly does that mean?" I was pondering just such a detail the other day, specifically about Enoch. You know, the one who "walked ...

CreationRepentance

How Light And Darkness Were Created

Tree of Souls

We read the first chapter of Genesis and it feels so…orderly. But there are other stories, wilder tales, that offer a glimpse into creation’s messy, mysterious birth. Let's journey...

CreationAngelsHeavenAdam & Eve

The Work Of Creation

Tree of Souls

The Torah tells us God spoke, and the world came to be. But how? Jewish tradition is rich with stories filling in those gaps, painting vivid pictures of the cosmic artistry involve...

CreationHeavenAdam & EveNoah & Flood

Adam's Breath

Tree of Souls

The creation story, as we know it, unfolds over six days. But have you ever noticed how God seems to be balancing things? Like a cosmic choreographer, making sure everything is jus...

CreationDemonsHeavenAdam & Eve

The Creation Of Woman

Tree of Souls

The Book of Genesis tells us, "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a fitting helper for him.'" (Gen. 2:18). A "fitting helper." That's a loaded phra...

CreationDemonsAdam & Eve

The Creation Of Souls

Tree of Souls

The Tree of Souls tells us that these souls resided in the Garden of Eden, up above. And get this: they were all present at the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai! How do we know t...

CreationHeavenMessiahTorah

The Darkness That Existed Before Creation

Tree of Souls

We read, "the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep" (Gen. 1:2). Pretty straightforward. But hold on. The Torah doesn't say God created the dark...

CreationHell/GehennaAdam & EveNoah & Flood

The Creation Of Gehenna

Tree of Souls

In Jewish tradition, it’s often understood as a place of purification or punishment for the wicked. But its story is far more complex, and perhaps even surprising, than you might t...

CreationHell/GehennaAdam & EveExile