Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Bereshis.
A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.
Why does the Torah begin with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, beis (ב), and not the first letter, alef (א)? The Jerusalem Talmud...
The Torah begins with the words, “In the beginning, G-d created…,”and goes on to recount the details of Creation. In commenting on these opening...
There are a few things that are so important that Hashem created them even before He created the world. For example, the Torah and the Jewish...
In this audio meditation, Rabbi Ginsburgh explores the roles of Adam, Eve and the snake in our psyches. When we focus on the rectification of these...
In 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was imprisoned on the charge that his teachings undermined the imperial authority of the czar. For 52 days...
When a person sees another stumble in an inappropriate act, there are two possible reactions: a) one is disgusted by the act, or b) one thinks what...
About 200 years ago, when the Alter Rebbe began to spread Chassidism throughout Russia, the Russian government did not understand this new movement...
