﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:18:57 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Mussaria.org - AGTJL</title><link>https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpt-Browser/ctl/RSS/mid/449/evl/0/CategoryID/138/CategoryName/AGTJL</link><atom:link href="https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpt-Browser/ctl/RSS/mid/449/evl/0/CategoryID/138/CategoryName/AGTJL" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:3  said — GEN14  According to Genesis, God brought the world...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/112989/genesis-chapter-1-verse-3-said-gen14-according-to-genesis-god-brought-the-world</link><description><![CDATA[GEN14  According to Genesis, God brought the world into being by speaking. Speech has been described as the “holiest of the holy” ( Igeret HaGra , written by the Vilna Gaon in the 18th century). ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:14 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/112989/genesis-chapter-1-verse-3-said-gen14-according-to-genesis-god-brought-the-world</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-112989]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:26  image — GEN43  Because we see ourselves as containing a sp...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113018/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-image-gen43-because-we-see-ourselves-as-containing-a-sp</link><description><![CDATA[GEN43  Because we see ourselves as containing a spark of the divine, we understand that every person has infinite worth; therefore, no human being should be treated merely as an object, and we should ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113018/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-image-gen43-because-we-see-ourselves-as-containing-a-sp</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113018]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:26  image — GEN44  Our bodies are key to all we can do in the ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113019/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-image-gen44-our-bodies-are-key-to-all-we-can-do-in-the</link><description><![CDATA[GEN44  Our bodies are key to all we can do in the world—and they are a gift to us.  Taking care of them allows us to experience and accomplish all else that is important in our lives, to honor that ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:44 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113019/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-image-gen44-our-bodies-are-key-to-all-we-can-do-in-the</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113019]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:26  rule — GEN66  … Rashi, the 11th-century scholar, comments...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113041/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-rule-gen66-rashi-the-11thcentury-scholar-comments</link><description><![CDATA[GEN66  … Rashi, the 11th-century scholar, comments on [this verse] that whatever dominion we have is conditional.  Where Genesis says that God planned to create humans “in our image” and to “let them ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113041/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-rule-gen66-rashi-the-11thcentury-scholar-comments</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113041]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN98  Traditionally, we are obligated to respect ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113056/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen98-traditionally-we-are-obligated-to-respect</link><description><![CDATA[GEN98  Traditionally, we are obligated to respect ourselves and others, as we are all created “in the image of God” [this verse]. Additionally, Mordecai Kaplan discusses salvation as a quest to ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:21 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113056/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen98-traditionally-we-are-obligated-to-respect</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113056]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:28  fruitful — GEN148  The first commandment of Genesis is to bea...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113118/genesis-chapter-1-verse-28-fruitful-gen148-the-first-commandment-of-genesis-is-to-bea</link><description><![CDATA[GEN148  The first commandment of Genesis is to bear children.  While it was originally about guaranteeing that there would be future generations, today the size of each generation is an issue that ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113118/genesis-chapter-1-verse-28-fruitful-gen148-the-first-commandment-of-genesis-is-to-bea</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113118]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:29  food — GEN177  Concern for minimizing or avoiding pain to...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113151/genesis-chapter-1-verse-29-food-gen177-concern-for-minimizing-or-avoiding-pain-to</link><description><![CDATA[GEN177  Concern for minimizing or avoiding pain to animals ( tza’ar ba’aley hayim ) underlies many regulations regarding kosher slaughtering.  This concern may lead some people to become ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:56 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113151/genesis-chapter-1-verse-29-food-gen177-concern-for-minimizing-or-avoiding-pain-to</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113151]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:3  work — GEN220  Jewish tradition teaches that work is a so...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113195/genesis-chapter-2-verse-3-work-gen220-jewish-tradition-teaches-that-work-is-a-so</link><description><![CDATA[GEN220  Jewish tradition teaches that work is a source of  kavod  [honor]. When we have done our economic share, we have a different relationship to what we consume.  The idea that labor is a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:03:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113195/genesis-chapter-2-verse-3-work-gen220-jewish-tradition-teaches-that-work-is-a-so</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113195]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:18  alone — GEN300  How can we decide when preserving privacy ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113269/genesis-chapter-2-verse-18-alone-gen300-how-can-we-decide-when-preserving-privacy</link><description><![CDATA[GEN300  How can we decide when preserving privacy should take precedence and when we should give precedence to other needs? The comparative gains and losses must be weighed.  The gains from invading ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:04:54 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113269/genesis-chapter-2-verse-18-alone-gen300-how-can-we-decide-when-preserving-privacy</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113269]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:24  wife — GEN348  For the last millennium Ashkenazi Jews hav...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113322/genesis-chapter-2-verse-24-wife-gen348-for-the-last-millennium-ashkenazi-jews-hav</link><description><![CDATA[GEN348  For the last millennium Ashkenazi Jews have seen monogamous marriage as the primary locus for sexual activity. While divorce has always existed within the Jewish community, it has been ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:05:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113322/genesis-chapter-2-verse-24-wife-gen348-for-the-last-millennium-ashkenazi-jews-hav</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113322]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>