Genesis – בְּרֵאשִׁית

This week’s ‘Haftarah’ – weekly Prophet’s portion – is found in the Book of Isaiah, chapters 49-51 and speaks about

Within the biblical description of the Garden of Eden, one can find the following words: “The LORD God took the man

Receiving over the years countless commentator’s perspectives, interpretations and translations, the story of Adam and Eve’s sin is probably one

The famous story of Cain and Abel eventually ended with the killing of Abel by his brother Cain. Here is

On the third day, right after the creation of the ‘earth and ‘seas,’ the vegetation was created: “And God said,

The Bible tells us about the condition of the land prior to the creation of man in the following verse:

After God created the woman in the Garden of Eden, the Bible tells us the following well-known story: “So the LORD

Yesterday we started talking about the mysterious ‘great sea creatures’ of Genesis. We had a closer look at the different Bible

Today we will talk about one of the most intriguing mysteries of ‘Ma’ase Bereshit’ {מעשה בראשית} – Hebrew for ‘the act

Yesterday’s Parasha {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) was ‘Va-Yishlach’ {וישלח} (Hebrew for ‘and he sent’). This is the eighth weekly Torah portion

Yesterday we discussed the Hebrew meaning of the first two rivers found in the Garden of Eden – ‘Pishon’ and

The third chapter of the Book of Genesis tells the story of the sin of the Garden of Eden. It opens

On the fourth day of the Creation week, which is called in Hebrew ‘Yom Reviei’ {יום רביעי} (Wednesday), God created the

The third chapter of the Book of Genesis ends with the description of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden

In the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, man was placed in the Garden of Eden, but

After Cain killed his brother Abel, the Bible tells us about the following dialogue between God and Cain: “Then the

Yesterday we talked about the creation of the ‘great lights’ as can be found in the Book of Genesis: “And

  The last issue we addressed last week was regarding the creation of ‘the two great lights’ as can be

Yesterday we finished reading all of the “Pharashot” (weekly Torah portions) of the Book of Genesis and this upcoming week

The first day of the Creation ends with the following words: “God called the light Day, and the darkness he

Yesterday we discussed the first out of the two special trees that were planted in the Garden of Eden: the

During the last couple of days we discussed the deeper meaning of the original Hebrew regarding the beginning of Creation.

The “Cave of the Patriarchs” is the place, in which, according to Jewish tradition, all patriarchs and matriarchs of the

Today’s Parasha {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is’Va-Yera’ {וירא} (Hebrew for ‘and He appeared’). This is the fourth weekly Torah portion from

When one takes a closer look at what is written in the Bible about the second day of Creation, an

If we examine closely the scriptures (and especially after the last few post’s clarifications) it seems that the first thing

Tomorrow’s Parashah {פרשה}  (weekly Torah portion) is Noach {נח} (Hebrew for Noah.) This is the second weekly Torah portion in the

“Vayigash” {ויגש} (Hebrew for “and he drew near”) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (parashah {פרשה}) in the annual Jewish

A few days ago, we discussed the Hebrew meaning of the well-known biblical figure of speech ‘let us make man in

The Biblical phrase ‘let us make man’ is only the FIRST part of a complete sentence, which is: “Then God said,

A couple of weeks ago I discussed the Hebrew meaning of the name ‘Adam'{אדם} which derives from the Hebrew word for

It seems like a strange question because we all know Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Today’s Parashah {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Chayei Sarah’ {חיי שרה} (Hebrew for ‘Life of Sarah’). This is the fifth weekly

Following the initial discussion about the Hebrew meaning of Cain and Abel’s names, in this post I would like to

Chapter three of the Book of Genesis opens with the following words: “Now the serpent was more crafty than any

After God accepted Abel’s offering and rejected Cain’s offering, the Bible reveals God’s words to Cain: “Then the LORD said

Today’s Parashah {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Lech-Lecha’ {לך לך} (Hebrew for ‘go for you’). This is the third weekly

Following the rejected offering, God’s words to Cain are very intriguing and absolutely outstanding from the Hebrew language perspective. Today’s

Some of the comments I received about yesterday’s post pointed out that it seemed like I ‘stopped in the middle’ and there

Every week before Shabbat, I write about the ‘Parasha’ {פרשה} (the weekly Torah portion). This week is very special and

Last time we spoke about the ‘expanse’ or the ‘firmament’ as described in the first chapter of Genesis: “And God

During the last two days we discussed in detail the first verse of the Hebrew Bible: ‘In the beginning, God

In the previous post, we discussed in detail Cain’s rather ‘odd’ reply to God when God asked him the whereabouts

Following Adam and Eve’s sin, God punished them. In this post, I would like to focus on Adam and Eve’s

Today we will continue with ‘Ma’ase Bereshit’  {מעשה בראשית} – Hebrew for ‘the act of the Creation of the world’