Bereshit
Genesis 1:1-6:8
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Text Studies
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.
Completing Creation by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger
Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.
The Power Of A Name: The Power Of Naming by Rabbi Andrew Davids
Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.
Quiz
Parashat Bereshit
Provided by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring Torah through the original sources.
Commentaries
Becoming Every Brother's Keeper by Rachel Farbiarz
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
Where Are You? by Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
The Stewardship Paradigm by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.
New Beginnings by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.
Together But Separate by Devorah Weisberg
Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.
For Every Thing, A Purpose by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.
Naming Noach by Rabbi Shimon Felix
Provided by the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a summer seminar in Israel that aims to create a multi-denominational cadre of young Jewish leaders.
The Two Creation Stories by Ismar Schorsch
Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.
The Complexity Of Creation by Rabbi Jonathan Glass
Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.
Down From The Mountaintop by Rabbi Phil Miller
Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.
