Glossary

• Bereshit
  • Hebrew name of the book of Genesis
• Bereshit Rabbah
  • A volume of the Midrash Rabbah
• K’lal gadol
  • Greatest governing principle.
• Midrash
  • A type of rabbinic commentary that draws connections between Scriptural passages, often in the form of stories and parables
• Midrash Rabbah
  • A particular collection of Midrash
• Talmud
  • A compilation of Jewish Oral Law and commentary.
• Torah
  • Literally, teaching, guide or instruction. Typically translated law. Often used to refer to the Torah of Moses.
• Torah of Moses
  • The first five books of the Bible, which are traditionally ascribed to Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
• Vayikra
  • The Hebrew name of the book of Leviticus.
• Yeshua
  • Hebrew equivalent of Jesus