The first Torah portion of Genesis is wall-to-wall highlights: from the stories of Creation, the first Shabbat, the beginnings of humanity, the tales of the Garden, Cain and Abel, and yet more... these chapters merit in-depth study and discussion. Through this class, participants will be introduced not only to the amazing material that fills the first chapters of Genesis, but also to commentary and philosophy from kabbalah (the mystical tradition), ancient rabbinic mythology, feminist critique, medieval interpreters, and contemporary scholars of both the Bible and the Ancient Near East. It'll be good. Check it out.
