﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:50:29 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 - TELVOL1</title><link>https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/2/CategoryName/TELVOL1</link><atom:link href="https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/2/CategoryName/TELVOL1" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:1  began  — GEN4  The Rabbis teach that God created repentance...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/112979/genesis-chapter-1-verse-1-began-gen4-the-rabbis-teach-that-god-created-repentance</link><description><![CDATA[GEN4  The Rabbis teach that God created repentance even before He created the world.  Genesis Rabbah 1:4 .  God knew that He would endow human beings with free will, which they would sometimes ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:04 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/112979/genesis-chapter-1-verse-1-began-gen4-the-rabbis-teach-that-god-created-repentance</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-112979]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:26  rule — GEN68  Because they lack free will, the Bible rega...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113043/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-rule-gen68-because-they-lack-free-will-the-bible-rega</link><description><![CDATA[GEN68  Because they lack free will, the Bible regards animals as being on a lower plane than human beings; it also teaches that God gave human beings dominion over the animal world.  In Genesis 1:28, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:08 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113043/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-rule-gen68-because-they-lack-free-will-the-bible-rega</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113043]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:26  rule  — GEN72  The verse “excludes the dominion of men ove...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113047/genesis-chapter-1-verse-26-rule-gen72-the-verse-excludes-the-dominion-of-men-ove</link><description><![CDATA[GEN72  The verse “excludes the dominion of men over other men, who are equally endowed with divine qualities.  Any act which disregards the rights of other people constitutes an unlawful exercise of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:12 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GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113094/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen83-one-of-the-sources-of-humility-is-the-awa</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113094]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN88  Even prior to the giving of the Ten Command...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113095/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen88-even-prior-to-the-giving-of-the-ten-command</link><description><![CDATA[GEN88  Even prior to the giving of the Ten Commandments, the Bible underscores the paramount significance of the ethical.  Thus the Torah’s opening chapter teaches that human beings are created “in ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113095/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen88-even-prior-to-the-giving-of-the-ten-command</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113095]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN116  Rabbi Abraham Twerski notes how healthy se...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113096/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen116-rabbi-abraham-twerski-notes-how-healthy-se</link><description><![CDATA[GEN116  Rabbi Abraham Twerski notes how healthy self-esteem enables a person to heed many important ethical admonitions of the Sages, while low self-esteem discourages one from doing so.  People with ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:01 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113096/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen116-rabbi-abraham-twerski-notes-how-healthy-se</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113096]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN123  You, the person reading these words, are p...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113097/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen123-you-the-person-reading-these-words-are-p</link><description><![CDATA[GEN123  You, the person reading these words, are precious.  Your worth is not rooted in your wealth, physical attractiveness, or status in society, but derives from the fact that you, like every ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:02 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