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HaMikdash: The Holy Temple — The central sanctuary of Judaism, from Solomon's Temple to the present.
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Bereshit: In the Beginning — A close reading of the first verse of the Torah, exploring the tension between peshat and derash. The word bara (created) is used only of God's acts, signaling creation ex nihilo.
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Did you know…
- …that the verb bara appears only in connection with divine creation?
- …that Rashi's commentary on Bereshit 1:1 opens with a question about why the Torah begins with creation rather than the first commandment?
- …that the Shema is recited twice daily in Jewish practice?
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