Weekly Torah portion
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The weekly Torah portion refers to a lectionary custom in Judaism in which a portion of the Torah is read during Jewish prayer services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, Parashat HaSha
A Torah scroll and silver pointer (yad) used in reading.
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Book of Genesis
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The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The Hebrew name bereshit is taken directly from the first word. The primary narrative of Genesis includes a l
The Creation of Man by Ephraim Moses Lilien, 1903
Noah's Ark (1846), by American folk painter Edward Hicks
Abram's Journey from Ur to Canaan (József Molnár, 1850)
The Angel Hinders the Offering of Isaac (Rembrandt, 1635)