make man in our image

This week we completed the annual cycle of reading the Torah and started again with the Torah portion of Bereishis (Genesis 1:1–6:8). The word Torah means more than “the law” or “bible.” The root of the word Torah is “horah” which means “instruction.” As it says, “instruct (horos) the children of Israel” (Leviticus 10:11). The Torah is a source of transformative instructions which affect our body and soul. In this week’s Torah portion, there is a valuable spiritual lesson derived from two wor