Friday, 10/9/26 – Starting at 5pm Hybrid Service (In person & on Zoom)
Makor Torah Class
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Please use the Kabbalat Shabbat Zoom link to attend the Torah Class.
Parshat Bereishit 2026
This week’s Torah portion, “Bereishit,” means “In the beginning” and outlines aspects about the creation of our very existence from Makor (source) starting from the first utterance creating Light. Following this event, all life forms (plant, animal, and mineral are created ending with G-d creating the first human beings, Adam and Eve, and placing them in the Garden of Eden. Then, G‑d ceases from creation and sanctifies that time (the Seventh day) as a day of rest, a Holy day.
Adam and Eve are told not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil but due to the temptation of the serpent, Eve and Adam eat from the tree and are banished from the Garden. Adam and Eve have two sons Cain and Abel. The elder son, Cain, kills his younger brother, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering. They have a third son, Seth.
As we read this ancient foundational blueprint of creation, we are provided a lot of information. It’s easy to miss much of it as well as to read it as a childhood fable, thereby dismissing it as having a deeper spiritual message for us all.
In Judaism, Parshat Bereishit is not viewed merely as a historical account (or mythology) of how the world began, but as a guide for us as we strive for daily transformation.
Are there messages for us about our existence, daily lives, and Spiritual Journey in this Torah portion?
Please join us this Friday and let’s get into it!
Rabbi Scott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoommeeting.
