📜 Parashat Bereshit
Genesis · portion 1 of 54 Genesis 1:1–6:8
What happens this week?
The Torah begins with the creation of the world: light and darkness, sky, seas and dry land, plants, the Sun, Moon and stars, fish, birds and animals — and finally people, created in the image of God. On the seventh day God rested and blessed it: the first Shabbat.
Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden but eat from the one tree they were told not to, and they must leave the garden. Their sons Cain and Abel bring offerings; Cain becomes jealous and hurts his brother. The portion ends with Noah, who finds favor in God’s eyes.
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Parashat Bereshit quiz
What was created on the first day?
What happened on the seventh day?
Where did Adam and Eve live?
Who finds favor in God’s eyes at the end?
🕯️ For the Shabbat table
What is one small thing you can do this week to take care of the world?
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