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Du Partsufin: Introducing the Allgender Creation (Parashat B’reishit)

October 04, 2007 | By Igael Gurin-Malous

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Genesis

Torah Portion: Bereshit

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author argues that this Torah portion focuses on creating boundaries and drawing lines — differentiating between the objects of creation, naming them and categorizing them. Naming something is a powerful experience, traditionally it gives you power over it. God names the first person Adam, who has no gender. In order to merit being called Adam by God we have to allow ourselves to realize the nature in which we have been created, which is both masculine and feminine.

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