Parasha From a Poets Perspective: Bereshis - The Beginning
A new series begins this week! Completely by Hashem's kindness, a new idea may successfully (or successfully) take shape. On Simchas Torah, I was sitting in shul listening to the Aliyos and when we got up to Chassan Bereshis, somewhere in the back of my mind, an idea starting forming... What if, with Hashem's help, every week, we have a new poem based around the parasha that is that week? The idea sounded good and after thinking about some concepts for the upcoming weeks, I realized it's time to give this one a go! So, allow me to introduce: Parasha From a Poets Perspective. We begin, of course, with this week's Torah Portion: Bereshis. Bereshis details from the outset, the entire process of the creation of the world. From the first day, when Hashem created light and darkness, to the sixth day, when he created Man and brought rest upon the world with the onset of Shabbos, creation is what many people connect Bereshis with. Indeed, the word Bereshis itself means "In...