Ilustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
In This Week’s Parashah: מָה בַּפָּרָשָׁה
Full Parashah Reading: Bereishit 1:1-6:8
- God creates the world in six days.
- Day 1: Light and Darkness
- Day 2: Sky and Sea
- Day 3: Plants and Vegetation
- Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
- Day 5: Fish, Birds, and Reptiles
- Day 6: Animal and Human Beings
- Day 7: Shabbat
- On the seventh day, Shabbat, God rests and declares it holy.
- God allows Adam to eat from all the fruits in גַּן עֵדֶן (the Garden of Eden, the Garden of Eden), except עֵץ הַדַּעַת (etz hada’at, the Tree of Knowledge).
- The snake tricks Havah into eating from etz hada’at. Havah then gives Adam to eat from it too. As punishment, Adam and Havah are sent out from Gan Eden.
- Havah gives birth to two sons, Kayin and Hevel. They both offer sacrifices to God, but only Hevel’s is accepted. Kayin kills Hevel out of jealousy.
- Kayin tries to deny responsibility, saying to God: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” However, God punishes him that he must wander the earth.
- Havah has a third son, Shet. The Torah details his children, grandchildren, and the next generations.
- After a number of generations, wickedness begins to spread.
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