Beit Midrash
- Torah Portion and Tanach
- Bereshit
- Bereshit
that Creation had a beginning, that G-d brought
space & time into existence from nothing
(ex-nihilo). Scientists have struggled mightily
to prove or disprove this idea. The "Steady-State
theory" supposed that, somehow, the Universe had
always existed. But others argued that, if time
was reversed, we would eventually reach a point
of zero volume & infinite destiny. At that point,
Time & Space began with an explosive force, a
"Big Bang." This theory proposed that there
should be an "afterglow" of micro-radiation in
the cosmos which emanated from the Big Bang. And
sure enough, in 1964, scientists Penzias & Wilson
- & later, George Smoot, in 1992 - discovered a
micro-wave signal from space, providing decisive,
empirical evidence of the Big Bang. The Torah’s
postulation that the Universe had a specific
beginning point is now widely accepted by the
scientific community. (With thanks to Rabbi Dr. Julian Shindler).
The Strength of His Actions He Told to His Nation
Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, pp. 6-8
Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l | 6 Shvat 5784
The Courage to Live with Uncertainty
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Tishrei 29 5783
For the Sake of the Beginning
Parashat Bereshit
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
