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Balance between: Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)

Readers long have been challenged by the blatant contradictions between the first two chapters of Genesis. In chapter 1, the creation of animals precedes people; in chapter 2, the order is reversed. In chapter 1, a single, androgynous Adam came into being; in chapter 2, Adam and Eve.

The dress, the ring, the registry and the rest

This moment that is supposed to be about eternal union is more about capturing eternal beauty in a photo that\’s going to be mounted in the living room so everyone can silently think, \”Man, she used to be a lot thinner.\”

New commentary looks at Torah from woman’s point of view

The Reform movement will soon publish a commentary on the Torah that gives the woman\’s perspective. \”The Torah: A Women\’s Commentary,\” a project of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), the movement\’s women\’s division, is a collaboration of 80 biblical scholars, archaeologists, rabbis, cantors, theologians and poets from across the religious spectrum — all of them women who came together to present a new perspective on the Bible.

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