172 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), Source Book Keys, AMEMEI GENESIS | 2:7 formed — GEN234 It is basic to Jewish belief that man has ... GEN234 It is basic to Jewish belief that man has within himself two conflicting desires. At the beginning of Creation, the Torah alludes to this by describing the act of man’s creation, vayitzer, with two letters Yud, instead of one. The Talmud Berachot 61a explains these double letters as the two conflicting drives within each man (the Hebrew word for drive, yetzer, begins with a Yud, and hence two drives). AMEMEI 247 [Continued at [[DEUT209]] Deuteronomy 6:5 love AMEMEI 247]. Share Print Source KeyAMEMEIVerse2:7Keyword(s)formedSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 2:7 dust…soul — GEN232 The core issue, of course, is human nature... Previous Article GENESIS | 2:7 formed — GEN233 Deep in rabbinic psychology, there is the ... Next Article