Jeremy Rosen on the Torah Episode 2 (Breishit/Genesis Part 1)

"We think the text is pretty simple, but I want to show you how many different ways there are of understanding the simple opening line of the Torah."

In this episode, Jeremy discusses various ways of translating and interpreting the first words in Breishit (Genesis).

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Jeremy Rosen on the Torah Episode 1 (Introduction)

"There are very many different ways of reading and understanding the text of Torah."

Welcome to Rabbi Jeremy Rosen's podcast. We begin with a series on the text of the Torah (in this case referring to the first five books of the Bible). Jeremy will progress through the Torah, from the beginning, providing insights and commentary. This first episode is an introduction to and overview of the series.

"I hope to entertain, to stimulate, and to teach. I am speaking to whoever wants to listen, regardless of background or beliefs. I want to show how amazingly complex and multifaceted the text of Torah is, and how it lends itself to such different interpretations, on so many different levels. In presenting some of the ideas of the past and the present I hope to illustrate the Divine Poetry of the text and why it continues to speak to us despite its ancient origin."

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