Genesis – בראשית

“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

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

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

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

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