Why does the Torah begin with the Genesis story? If it is a book of Law, ask the rabbis, why not start with the first commandment? On an individual level, perhaps it teaches us that just as God first ...

The Talmud, along with generations of scholars since, have made the remarkable point that the Torah and the Bible are ...

Even atheists can enjoy these secular Yiddish poems and their English translations, related to the Torah reading.

Rabbi Meir. who was reputed to know dozens of fox fables, thinks social morality is the primary sign of humanity. Farming brings about relatively dense settlements, property disputes, government and ...

Leah gives us priesthood and kingship. Rachel gives us beauty, longing, and redemption. Bilhah and Zilpah — the “secondary” ...

Based on the Torah Portion Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8) The story of creation begins again this week in synagogues around the world. The Jewish people make a global reset and roll-back our ...

As Jews we learn to live with the contradictions that sometimes haunt us. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Everyone has at least a few creation stories: how they were born, how they came to the career ...

Every summer, Brandeis University becomes a vibrant hub for pluralistic Jewish learning through Genesis, a three-week precollege program that brings together high school students from across the globe ...

The public can vote until Oct. 26 for one of seven prize finalists: Sacha Baron Cohen, Barbra Streisand, Elena Kagan, Gal Gadot, Jonathan Sacks, Marc Benioff or Steven Spielberg. Doron Almog, a former ...

The Genesis Prize Foundation announced plans to honor the late prominent scholar, theologian, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Lord Jonathan Sacks. In 2020, the foundation for ...