page_title: Bereshit (parashah)
section_title: In modern interpretation
hierarchical_section_title: Bereshit (parashah) / In modern interpretation
caption_attribution_description: עברית: ציור קיר של רבי משה חיים לוצטו (רמח"ל), על גבי אודיטוריום עכו. על פי שלט ההסבר: "רמח"ל - הגיע לעכו ב-1743, מת ב-1747, קיים בית כנסת על שמו בעכו העתיקה". מידע נוסף על הציורים ניתן למצוא כאן English: Wall painting of Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (aka Ramhal), at the wall of Akko's Auditorium, Israel. Don't know the painters name though... More information (in Hebrew) about the paintings can be found here Français&#160;: Peinture murale de Rabbi Moshé Haïm Luzzatto (Ram'hal), sur l'Auditorium d'Acre (Akko) en Israel. Selon l'explicatif, «&#160;Ramhal -arrivé à Acre en 1743, mort en 1747. Il y a une synagogue dans la vieille ville d'Acre à son nom&#160;». Voir les membres de la famille Luzzatto sur Wikipedia France voire les autres Wikipedia. Des informations supplémentaires en hébreu sur le dessin peuvent être trouvées ici
context_page_description: Bereshit, Bereishit, Bereshis, Bereishis, B'reshith, Beresh't, Beresheet, or Bereishees is the first weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah consists of Genesis 1:1–6:8.
  In the parashah, God creates the heavens, the world, Adam and Eve, and Sabbath. A snake convinces Eve, who then invites Adam, to eat the fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden to them. So God curses them and expels them from the Garden of Eden. One of their sons, Cain, becomes the first murderer, killing his brother Abel out of jealousy. Adam and Eve have other children, whose descendants populate the Earth. Each generation becomes more and more degenerate until God, despairing, decides to destroy humanity. Only one man, Noah, finds God's favor.
  The parashah is made up of 7,235 Hebrew letters, 1,931 Hebrew words, 146 verses, and 241 lines in a Torah Scroll. Jews read it on the first Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in October, or rarely, in late September or early November.
context_section_description: The parashah is discussed in these modern sources:
caption: Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (wall painting in Acre, Israel)
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