The Hidden Mystery of the Garments “And their eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked.”— Bereshit 3:7 This simple phrase conceals one of the deepest mysteries of creation.What did Adam and Chavah truly lose when their eyes were opened? Was it innocence, moral clarity, or something far greater — a literal glory that once clothed humanity in light? The sages of Israel have long understood that “nakedness” in this passage does not merely refer to physical exposure, but

Introduction Something I used to do with our congregants back in Beth Yeshua, and later with the students at Yeshiva Bet Navi, was to challenge what they thought they knew.It became almost a tradition in our classes and seminars — not to simply read the text, but to wrestle with it. The goal was never to impress with knowledge, but to awaken understanding. Yet this was not always easy. Every class had people on different spiritual and intellectual levels, which often force

Parashat Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית — “In the Beginning”)