How do we read Bereshit – Genesis?
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How do we read Bereshit – Genesis?
Genesis is the narrative or our origins. How do we moderns read it? How do we approach the past and how do we approach our elders?
מעשה אבות סימן לבנים
The stories of our patriarchs are signs for their children.
הפתגם מבוסס כנראה על דברי חז”ל בבראשית רבה: “אמר לו הקב”ה (לאברהם): שב, אתה סימן לבניך
In Bereshit Rabba: “Said to him (Abraham) the Holy One Blessed be He: “Return, you are a sign for your children.””