The Creation of the Universe ✡ "When Hashem (God, The Name) Began To Create Heaven And Earth" - Israel365

When Hashem began to create heaven and earth Genesis 1:1 (The Israel Bible™)   בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ בראשית א:א b’-ray-SHEET ba-RA e-lo-HEEM AYT ha-sha-MA-yim v’-AYT ha-A-retz

Today's Israel Inspiration This Shabbat, Jews around the world begin reading the Bible aloud in synagogue beginning with the Book of Genesis. If the Bible is essentially a book of law, why does it begin with the stories of Genesis?  Would it not make more sense to skip the stories and start with the legal sections of the Bible? Rashi, the famed medieval commentator, answers this question with an essential lesson that should inform our Bible study. According to Rashi, one day the nations of the world will accuse the Jewish People of stealing the Land of Israel.  In response, the Jews will point to the Bible that begins by telling us that God created the heaven and the earth.  Since Hashem is the Creator of the world, He may give the land to whomever He wishes, and it is the Divine will that the Land of Israel will belong to the People of Israel. The Israel Bible is a unique edition of the Bible that focuses on the unique relationship between the Land, the People and the God of Israel. Join the Jewish world in beginning to study the book of Genesis today.    Start reading » Why did God Create the World? Thinkers and philosophers throughout the ages have been struggling with the question of why God created the world.   Watch » Exotic Biblical Feast The Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh hosted a “Feast of Exotic Curiosities” to order to revive the Biblical relationship between animal and man of Biblical times, serving rare and strange delicacies which the Bible says are kosher, but which have been largely lost to Jewish cuisine.   Read more » The Original Words of the Bible Only with the Israel Bible can you study the full text of the Bible in English and Hebrew with the references to the Land of Israel appearing on every page! The English text is based on the 1917 JPS English translation, which has been preferred by individual Jews and synagogues for nearly one hundred years. The Israel Bible follows the traditional Jewish ordering of the books and the customary Hebrew division of chapters.   Save 44% - Shop Now! » “And Hashem said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so.” Genesis 1:11   PLANT NOW » Today's Israel Photo Today's picture by Zev Rothkoff is of Sayarim Junction on Highway 10, an expressway in Southern Israel.   See more photos by Zev Rothkoff »  If you enjoy your Israel365 daily email newsletter, please consider donating to one of our causes or buying products from our store and blessing the Land and the People of Israel.   Thank You to our Israel365 Store Customers "Todah Rabbah" to Brian B. from Georgia; Tamzine T. from Australia; Robert D. from Michigan; John H. from Illinois. Shop the Israel365 Store »  Thank You to our latest Tree Donors "Todah Rabbah" to John Paul    B. from Texas; Daniel H. from Pennsylvania; Lois S. from New Mexico; Margaret F. from Florida. Plant Vineyards in Samaria »   Thank You to Our Holocaust Campaign Donors "Todah Rabbah" to Lauren C. from the UK; John B. from India; Barbara K. from New Mexico; Sarah Tewolde B. from Norway. Donate to Holocaust Survivors Now »  Thank You Please help us continue to spread the beauty and significance of the Land of Israel!   Sponsor a day in honor of a loved one » “Israel Has a Special Place in My Heart” It’s great to hear from you and make new friends from all over the world. Please send me an email and let me know how you are enjoying Israel365 (don’t forget to say where you are from!).   Stay in Touch » I enjoy supporting Israel in whatever way I can. I have visited 4 times and look forward to coming over next year. Israel has a special place in my heart and I love the land and it's people. We are living in very exciting times and I know that YHWH will be a blessing and a protector over the nation. Bless you all, David Wyn Lewis Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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