There is a strange recurring phenomenon throughout Parsha Bereishit: the Torah first describes one model of creation and then proceeds to depict a completely different, even contradictory picture of the same creation. For example:
The first perek of Bereishit describes Adam as a being that was
The Shulchan Aruch rules that if a person recited the Bracha of "Boreh Peri Ha’etz" over a food that requires the Bracha of "Boreh Peri Ha’adama," he
The Kaf HaChaim addresses the case of a person who had in front of him two foods – one requiring "Ha’etz," and another requiring "Ha’adama" – and he
The media wanted us to watch the vice president debate through some gender – race lens. Cliché and surface-level, but predictable given that they and
The Shulchan Aruch rules that a person must have his head covered when reciting a Bracha. Similarly, the Rambam writes that one must have his head
Just as the Bracha of “Hamotzi” recited over bread covers all foods eaten during the meal, similarly, the Bracha of "Hagefen" recited over wine
Ever since the worst mayor in New York City’s history came out with his plan to curtail the spread of COVID in several New York City neighborhoods
