Parshas Bereishis 5787
from The One Pasuk Podcast Hosted by Rabbi Chaim Poupko, Rabbi Daniel Goldberg, Rabbi Akiva Block
Parshas Bereishit 5787 ספר בראשית פרק א פסוק כח ויברך אתם אלהים ויאמר להם אלהים פרו ורבו ומלאו את הארץ וכבשה ורדו בדגת הים ובעוף השמים ובכל חיה הרמשת על הארץ׃ Sefer Bereishit Chapter 1 Verse 28 Hashem blessed them and Hashem said to them, “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it; and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the living things that creep on earth.”
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Rabbis Chaim Poupko, Akiva Block, and Daniel Goldberg return after Sukkos to dive into Parshas Bereishis and the very first blessing given to humanity: ”Pru u’revu u’milu es ha’aretz” — be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and master it. The discussion explores the Chizkuni’s striking suggestion that this command was given only after the sin in Gan Eden, the Ramban’s distinction between how animals and humans receive this blessing, and the profound idea that procreation is an act of partnering with God in creation. The rabbis also tackle the tension between the sanctity of human life and animal welfare, the dual nature of the pasuk as both blessing and commandment, and what it means to approach building a family with a sense of mission rather than mere instinct.
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