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Awesome Creation: A Study of the First Three Verses of the Torah

Awesome Creation: A Study of the First Three Verses of the Torah


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The first three verses of the Torah are perhaps the best-known sentences of the Hebrew Bible. They may also very well be the least understood. In Awesome Creation, Rabbi Yosef Bitton delves into these verses with an open mind and an open heart. Drawing on classical Jewish sources as well as current scientific data, Rabbi Bitton offers a fresh reading of the initial words of Scripture. Among the subjects covered are the coincidences and differences between the Big Bang theory and the Biblical Creation story, the unexplored consequences of Creation ex nihilo, the controversies surrounding the age of the universe, the state of our planet upon its creation, the natural forces used by the Creator to reshape His world, and the enigma of the nature of primeval light. Throughout his book, Rabbi Bitton emphasizes the importance of an accurate comprehension of Biblical Hebrew, as explained by the Rabbis of the Talmud and the classical Torah commentators. Through a precise understanding of each word of these verses and thanks to todays modern scientific knowledge we are able to appreciate, as never before, the beauty and sophistication of the Biblical story of Creation.

About the Author :
Rabbi Yosef Bitton was born in Argentina in 1961. He pursued his religious studies at Yeshiva Midrash Sefaradi in the Old City of Jerusalem and received his rabbinic ordination from Israels Superior Rabbinate (Hekhal Shelomo) in 1985. He also received his Dayanut ordination in 1998 from leading Sephardic Rabbis in Israel, including Rabbi Obadiah Yosef. Rabbi Bitton studied at several respected universities as well, including Yeshiva University in New York and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bar Ilan University in Israel (Talmud, Hebrew language and Biblical studies) and studied for his Master of Arts degree in Judeo-Spanish literature at Ben Gurion University. In 2003 he started his studies for the Ph.D at the Graduate Department of Religion in Emory University, Atlanta. Rabbi Bitton served as the rabbi of two large Sephardic congregations in Buenos Aires, Argentina until 1996. He then moved to Israel, taking with him 40 families from the Syrian congregation Agudat Dodim in Buenos Aires. After working for of few years in the Yeshiva Madait (Scientific Yeshiva) in Rishon LeTsion he was offered to move back to South America where he served as the Chief Rabbi of Uruguay for four years. In 2004, Rabbi Bitton moved to New York where he currently works for the Mashadi Jewish Community of Great Neck, a Persian congregation of more than a thousand families. Rabbi Bitton is fluent in three languages: Spanish, Hebrew and English. He has pub

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This singular commentary, authored by Rabbi Yosef Bitton Awesome Creation: A Study of the First Three Verses of the Torah [Gefen Publishing House, 2013] is an extensive textual analysis that delves into the deeper meaning of one of the most fascinating sagas of both religious and human history, the creation of the world. Awesome Creation sets up the reader to experience a meaningful understanding of the Torah starting from level one, the first three verses of Bereishit. Without a firm grounding as provided by Rabbi Bitton in this work, a complete understanding of all that follows will be found wanting. - The Jewish Star November 2013


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  • ISBN-13: 9789652295569
  • Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
  • Publisher Imprint: Gefen Publishing House
  • Height: 245 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 636 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9652295566
  • Publisher Date: 10 Mar 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Study of the First Three Verses of the Torah
  • Width: 178 mm


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