<ol><li>What can we learn from knowing how God created the world?</li><li>Do you think there is a difference between Judaism practised in the diaspora compared to Judaism kept by those living in the Land of Israel?</li><li>Do you think the State of Israel today is “a society that is the opposite of ancient Egypt”?</li></ol><p><em>These questions come from this week’s Family Edition to Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at www.RabbiSacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/bereishit/creation-and-israel/.</em></p>

Discussion questions for the Shabbat table based on Rabbi Sacks' teachings on Creation, the Land of Israel, and the contrast between Israel and ancient Egypt.

Around the Shabbat Table

An essay by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on the connection between the Creation narrative and the Jewish people's right to the Land of Israel, based on Rashi's first commentary on the Torah.

Covenant & Conversation - Bereishit

Bereishis

Rabbi Sacks explores Rashi's first comment on the Torah, explaining why the narrative of Creation is the essential foundation for the Jewish claim to the Land o

Around the Shabbat Table

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