2 Noah (Genesis 6, 9 – 11, 32) – roots of humanistic psychology in the Noah story
In the Torah reading of Noah, after the destruction of the flood, and after Noah and his family are saved, Noah offers a sacrifice (Genesis 8.21): And the Lord…
1 Noah (Genesis 6, 9 – 11, 32) – the Biblical account of the flood
The great revolution of the Hebrew Bible is reflected, in my view, in the very beginning of the story of Noah. After God repents of creating the human being due…
5 Bereishit (Genesis 1, 1 – 6, 8) – the Sabbath as a bridge between the two Biblical stories of creation
The Sabbath is without question of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the Jewish tradition. According to the opening story of creation, the Sabbath is a part of…
4 Bereishit (Genesis 1, 1 – 6, 8) – the two Biblical stories of creation
There are actually two stories of creation at the beginning of the Hebrew Bible - the opening account of the creation of the universe in six days with God resting…
3 Bereishit (Genesis 1, 1 – 6, 8) – the story of Adam and Eve
It is simply shocking (and astounding that people do not notice) that the term sin does not at all appear in the story of Adam and Eve. The term sin…
2 Bereishit (Genesis 1, 1 – 6, 8) – the ungrammatical opening verse of the Bible
Many, and even among Hebrew speakers, are not aware that the very first verse of the Hebrew Bible, Genesis 1, 1 is actually not grammatical. Rashi, the great Biblical commentator…
1 Bereishit (Genesis 1, 1 – 6, 8) – the opening Biblical account of creation
The opening verse of the Hebrew Bible “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” begins with the letter bet, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The…
The significance of contradictions in the Hebrew Bible and Talmudic literature
There are many contradictions within the Torah (the 5 Books of Moses), the Hebrew Bible and the Talmudic literature. In the continuation, I will give only one example of…
the jewish holy days – the sabbath and the concept of holiness of time
this video is part of a series of videos on jewish holy days dealing with the meaning of the sabbath from a spiritual (and not legal) point of view through…