Genesis 1 CONTENTS
Translator's Introduction............................................ Introduction to the Hebrew Translation ,.
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Author's Introduction............................................... The First Idea: God The Second Idea: The Written and Oral Torah............ The Third Idea: Love.......................................... The Fourth Idea: Mortality Scope 0,ÂŁ this Anthology Benefits Acknowledgement A Parable: The Three Princes................................ Wealth :. . . .. .. .. . .. Torah Study.................................................... A Final Word..................................................
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PORTION OF BERESHITH........................................
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Chapter 1 (1:1-1:5): The first day of creation................... Translating the Torah......................................... Torah Study.................................................... The Torah Blessings........................................... The Torah Reading............................................ The Four Winds............................................... Chapter 2 (1:6-1:8): The second day; the firmament...........
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Chapter 3 (1:9-1:13): The third day; dry lands, plants........ The Seven Earths Chapter 4 (1:14-1:18): The fourth day; astronomical bodies.. The Lunar Blessing............................................ The Lunar Calendar Rosh Chodesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Seven Cycles.............................................. The Sun The Leap Year [xi
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