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The Torah's Feminine Beginning

Letters and Numbers of Torah - Bereishit

Aaron L. Raskin

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Bereishit

Topics: Parshah, Women, Femininity & Feminism, Bereishit, Eve, Adam

Why is the very first letter of the Torah the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet? According to Rabbi Akiva, it hints to the special qualities of women as being the ... More

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Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin is the official Chabad emissary to downtown Brooklyn and rabbi of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights, New York. He is the author of the books Letters of Light and By Divine Design, and the co-author of the book The Rabbi & The CEO.

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Posted: Jan 6, 2012

Question

l enjoyed the message but I got a little confused since I am not very familiar with all the names of the Hebrew alphabet. Which letter is it, Beyt or TAV that he is talking about ?

Posted By YAZMIN TAYLOR, new carlisle, OH

Posted: Dec 9, 2011

Excellent information. I really enjoyed this talk.
Women hold equal importance with the L-rd.
We also know this from Sodom & Gomorrah as the L-rd will go to 'war on behalf of women'.
If a people exchange their sexual idenity as in gay agenda, they are in reality throwing women under the bus, like Lot's daughters.
This 'attack' against womanhood will be answered by war from the L-rd against the offenders who stood and did nothing.
To do nothing, is to invite the Almighty to step in and protect her. However many times needed.
Some think the Scripture is all about males but they do not rightly understand.

Posted By Bonnie

Posted: Nov 6, 2011

Truly exceptional

I always listen to Rabbi Raskin classes because he knows how to captivate his audience. He chooses the most moving topics of the parsha and makes them relevant to our today's life and our mission as Jews. He also concludes with inspirational stories such as this one about the Beltzer Rebbe. His two books: letters of light and by divine design are of the same lofty spiritual standard. Read and listen to him...

Posted By Aviva Levine, Woodbury, NY