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Why does the Torah begin with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet? In seeking answers to this question, Michael J. Alter has gathered a wealth of material drawing from the Oral Law (Mishnah and Talmud), the Midrash, anonymous kabbalistic texts, and the works of many prominent rabbis, scribes, and writers spanning the past 2,000 years.

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Why does the Torah begin with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet? In seeking answers to this question, Michael J. Alter has gathered a wealth of material drawing from the Oral Law (Mishnah and Talmud), the Midrash, anonymous kabbalistic texts, and the works of many prominent rabbis, scribes, and writers spanning the past 2,000 years.
Autorenporträt
Michael J. Alter was an educator in the Miami-Dade County Public School System for over forty years. During the past thirty-plus years, he has studied and learned Torah, Kabbalah, and Jewish Spirituality with Chabad. In addition, he regularly learns Torah on Shabbos morning at Temple Beth Am, a reform congregation. He has edited numerous books and authored ten: three in the field of Jewish studies and five related to exercise science.