B'reisheet - בראשית : "In the beginning"
Torah : Genesis 1:1-6:8
Haftarah : Isaiah 42:5-43:10
Gospel : John 1:1-18

Thought for the Week:

"God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him." (Genesis 1:27) The yiddish collection of teaching called Tz'enah Ur'enah says, "Just as Adam was created in God's image, so the Messiah is anointed by God, and God's spirit will be upon him." In this we learn that there is a direct correlation to be made between Adam and Messiah.

Commentary:

God created Adam in His image. Paul writes of Yeshua, "He is the image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15). "'The first man, Adam, became a living soul.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45).

Paul explains that sin and death came to humanity as the result of one man's sin. Though it is true that we are all guilty of sin, and we are all punished for our own misdeeds, the original introduction of disobedience came through our first father. Through one single act of disobedience, he forfeited his right to the Tree of Life and immortality. Therefore, deat...