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This document provides an overview of the Sefer Bereshit, also known as the Book of Genesis. It details the creation of the world, the lives of the patriarchs, and key events in Jewish history. The summary includes specific information about the creation, the flood, and the patriarchs.
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Sefer Bereshit Parashat Bereshit 1. Hashem created the world in 6 days 2. Whatהשםcreatedoneachday(day1–וארץשמים,day2–רקיע,day3–vegetation,day 4–sun,moonandstars,day5–fish,crawlingthings,d...
Sefer Bereshit Parashat Bereshit 1. Hashem created the world in 6 days 2. Whatהשםcreatedoneachday(day1–וארץשמים,day2–רקיע,day3–vegetation,day 4–sun,moonandstars,day5–fish,crawlingthings,day6,large.(אדםוחוהand animals 3. השםrestedontheseventhday(BneiYisraelkeepשבתtotestifytothis) 4. Adamwascreatedfromtheearth(אדם =מהאדמה) 5. Chava was created from the rob of Chava 6. Adam names all of the animals 7. The story of the Eitz Hada’at 8. The story of Kayin and Hevel 9. קין,הבל,שתwerethechildrenofאדםandחוה. Parashat Noach 1. ויפת,חם,שםchildrenthreehadנח 2. Thereasonהשםdecidedtobringthefloodwastheft 3. Seven pairs of kosher animals were brought into the ark but only one pair of non-kosher animals. 4. The additional kosher animals were meant to be brought as a sacrifice after the flood. 5. The flood lasted for forty days and forty nights 6. Noach sent a raven and dove to see if the waters descended and what happened. 7. Therainbowservesasasignהשםwillnolongerbringaflood. 8. The seven Noahide laws:1 -Do not profane G‑d’s Oneness in any way. 2- Do not curse your Creator. 3 - Do not murder. 4 - Do not eat a limb of a still-living animal. 5 - Do not steal. 6 - Incest, adultery, and homosexual relations are forbidden. 7 - Establish courts of law and ensure justice in our world. 9. After the flood, Noach gets drunk. In his drunkness, he was exposed. Noach’s son - Cham - saw Noach in this state and disrespected him. When Noach woke up, he realized that Cham disrespected him and he cursed Cham. 10.The story of Migdal Bavel:The nations of the world unite. They decided to build a tower which was to reach to heaven, to make them equal to G‑d, and at the same time, to make it possible for them to stay together.G‑ddecided to destroy their arrogance by destroying their ability to understand one another. He, therefore, confused the people by splitting them up into seventy different nations and tribes, each with a language of its own. 11.Terach was the father of Avram 12.Avram and Sarai were the original named of Avraham and Sarah 13.Lot was the nephew of Avraham Parashat Lech Lecha 1. Hasheminstructedאברםtoleavehislandbutdidsayspecificallywherehewastogo. 2. H ashempromisedאברםthathewouldbecomeagreatnation,richandasourceof blessing. 3. Hashemsaidwouldblessthosewhoblessedאברםandcursethosewhocursedhim. 4. אברםhadtoleavethelandofכנעןduetoahungerandwenttoEgypt. 5. אברםaskedhiswifeשריtosaysheishissistersohecouldgetpresentsandbeallowed to live when they went to Egypt. 6. Sarawastakenbyפרעהwhowaspunishedwithaplague. 7. Therewasafightbetweentheshepherdsofאברםandtheshepherdsofלוט. 8. לוטchosetogotoסדום. 9. Thepeopleofסדוםwerewickedpeople. 10.Hashem promisedאברםthathischildrenwouldbelikethedustoftheearthandthe stars of heaven which cannot be counted 11.Battlebetweenthefourkingsandthefivekingswhereלוטwascaptured. 12.אברםrefusedtotakeanythingfromthekingofסדום. 13.Attheהשם,הבתריםביןבריתpromisedאברםthathischildrenwouldinheritthelandofכנען. 14.Whenאברהםaskedhowhewillknowhischildrenwillinheritthelandofכנען,the responsefromהשםwasthathischildrenwouldbestrangersinalandthatdoesnot belong to them for four hundred years and will be pained, etc. 15.Hagar,themaidofשריranawaytoescapesufferingfromשרי 16. אברםhadasonfromהגרcalledישמעאל. 17. אברםreceivedhisבריתatage99,andhisnamewaschangedtoAvraham,שריwas renamedשרה. Parashat Chaye Sara 1. שרהdiedattheageof127. 2. אברהםpurchasedtheהמכפלהמערתfromעפרוןfor400silverשקל 3. אברהםaskedhisservantאליעזרtofindawifeforיצחק. 4. Storyofhowאליעזרfoundרבקהforיצחק:יצחקisnowfortyyearsoldandnotmarried. אברהםaskshistrustedservantEliezertogotoCharan,andfindawifeforיצחק.Eliezer brings lots of beautiful jewelry and gifts for the future wife. But how will he find her? EliezerasksG‑dforasigntolethimknowwhichgirlistherightoneforיצחק.Thesignis that when he will ask a girl for water to drink from the well, she will offer to give water to thecamelsaswell.AlongcomesרבקהwhoofferswatertoEliezerandthecamelsand invites him to her father’s house. When Eliezer asks for her hand in marriage on behalf ofרבקה’sgreatuncleאברהם,Rivkasaysyes.Shewashappytomarryarighteousand kind person such as Isaac and get away from her family who were not very honest nor righteous. 5. לבןwasthebrotherofרבקה. 6. רבקהfelloffhercamelwhenshesawיצחקandcoveredherface. 7. אברהםdiedattheageof175 Parashat Toldot: 1. רבקהandיצחקwerechildlessandprayedforachild. 2. S toryofthebirthofיעקבandעשו:Finallyרבקהgetspregnantwithtwins.Asthekidsgrow insideherbellytheyconstantlykickaround,soרבקהgoestovisitagreatrabbibythe name of Shem to ask him for advice. Shem tells her that there are two children in her womb who will be the fathers of two nations, and the younger one will eventually rule the olderone—that’swhytheywerefightingevenbeforetheywereborn.עשוisbornfirst. Heishairyandred-headed.Thenfollowsיעקב,whoisholdingעשו’sheelasheisborn. 3. עשוwasahunter,andיעקבwas–adwelleroftents. 4. עשוsoldtheבכורה(rightsofthefirstborn)toיעקב 5. יצחקwenttoאבימלךatatimeofhunger,andאבימלךtookרבקה. 6. Storyofhowיעקבgottheblessingsinsteadofעשו: יצחקagesandbecomesblind.Hewantstoblesshischildrenbeforehedies.עשוgoesto huntforacoupleofanimalstopreparefoodforhisfather.Inthemeantimeרבקהdresses יעקבasעשו.Shecovershisarmsandneckwithhairygoatskinsothatheshould resemble עשוandsendshimintoיצחק’sroomtogettheblessingswhichweredestined tothefirstbornson.Whenעשוreturnsanddiscoversthatיעקבgotthefirstblessings,he becomes very angry and wants to kill his brother. 7. יעקבleftforארםפדןuntiltheangerofעשוwouldsubsideandalsotofindawife Parashat Vayetze 1. Storyofיעקבgoingtosleepandhisdream: OnhiswayoutofIsrael,יעקבstopstorest,hetakesanumberofstonesandputs them in a semi-circle around his head as protection and goes to sleep. He dreams of a ladder on which he sees angels going up and other angels going down the ladder, these were the angels which G‑d sent to protect him on his trip. G‑drevealsHimselftoיעקבandpromiseshimthatthelandonwhichheisresting will be given to his descendants, his children and grandchildren and their grandchildren.Whenיעקבwakesupthestoneshadbecomeone,hetakesthe stone and makes it into an altar as a sign that that place is a holy place. 2. יעקבsawagroupofshepherdsatawellandthenmetרחל 3. יעקבworkedforרחלsevenyearsandthenanothersevenyears(afterbeing given Leah) 4. LavangaveזלפהtoLeahandבלההtoRachel 5. Yaakovmarriedבלההandזלפה 6. Mothers of the Shevatim:Leah- Reuva, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Yissachar, ZevulunBilha- Dan, NaftaliZilpa- Gad, AsherRachel- Yosef, Binyamin 7. יעקבmadeadealwithלבןtogetsheep(spottedetc.)forhiswages. 8. לבןchasedafterיעקבwhenheescaped. 9. רחלtooktheתרפיםinordertopreventherfatherfromworshippingidols. Parashat Vayishlach 1. יעקבsentmessengers(ם מלאכי)toעשוwhowascomingwith400men. 2. יעקבpreparedforhismeetingwithעשוbydoingתפילה,דורון,ומלחמה. 3. יעקבfoughtwiththeangelofעשו. 4. Thenameofיעקבwaschangedtoישראל. 5. B eingthatYaakovwasinjuredinthethigh,theגידהנשה(thesciaticnerve)ofananimal cannot be eaten. 6. עשוkissedיעקבwhentheymet. 7. Storyofhowשמעוןandלויwipedoutthecityofשכםafterדינהwastaken: TheprinceofShechem,whosenameisalsoShechem,kidnapsDina,יעקב'sdaughter. יעקב'ssonsShimonandLeviareveryupset.TheyconvinceallthemenofShechemto circumcizethemselvesandthenkillthemall.יעקבisnothappywiththeiractions. 8. רחלdiedinchildbirthaftergivingbirthtoבנימין. 9. יצחקdiedattheageof180. Parshat Vayeshev 1. יעקבlovedיוסףbecausehewasaזקוניםבן(sonofhisoldage). 2. YaakovmadeforYosefa כתונתפסים-aspecialcoatasagift 3. ThetwodreamsofיוסףandtheresultingdescenttoEgypt:Yosefhadtwo important dreams. In the first dream, he and his brothers were in a field. They were tying up grain into bundles. Yosef's bundle stood up tall, while the bundles of his brothers circled around it and bowed down to it. When Yosef told his brothers about this dream, they became even more angry with him. In his second dream, Yosef saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars. He imagined that they were all bowing down to him. Once again, he shared this dream with his brothers and also told his father about it. 4. יוסףwaspurchasedbyפוטיפרanofficerofפרעה. 5. Thestoryofיוסףandthewifeofפוטיפרwhichlandedיוסףinjail. 6. יוסףinterpretedthedreamsoftheHeadBakerandHeadWinemaster Parashat Miketz 1. Thetwodreamsofפרעהandhowיוסףinterpretedthem. 2. יוסףbecamesecond-in-commandinEgyptafter92.פרעה 3. יוסףhadtwochildreninEgyptואפריםמנשה. 4. ThebrotherswentdowntoEgyptduringthehungertolookforיוסףwhoaccusedthemof being spies. 5. Onebrotherwastakencaptivetoensuretheotherbrotherswouldreturnwithבנימין 6. On the way home, the brothers found money in their sacks. 7. יעקבrefusedtosendבנימיןuntilיהודהpromisedtobringhimback. 8. יוסףhadthegobletplacedinthesackofבנימיןwhowascaught. Parashat Vayigash 1. יהודהdefendedבנימיןtoיוסףandofferedtotaketheplaceofבנימין. 2. יוסףrevealedhimselftobrothersandsaid… 3. יוסףsentwagonstobringיעקבtohim. 4. יעקבdescendedtoEgyptandwastherewithhis70descendants. 5. יוסףsettledhisfamilyinגושן. Parashat Vayechi . 1 יעקבlivedinEgyptfor17years. 2. יעקבrequestedthathebeburiedinEretzCanaanintheMe’oratHamachpela 3. Yaakov blessed Menasheh and Efraim with the blessing of Hamalach Hago’el 4. יעקבcrossedhishandswhenblessingthechildrenofיוסף. 5. יעקבblessedhischildrenbeforehedied. 6. יעקבdiedattheageof147andיוסףat110
