As many of you know, each week I send out a commentary essay on the week's parsha (Torah reading). I have called these essays Covenant & Conversation because this for me is the essence of what Torah learning is - throughout the ages and for us now.

The text of Torah is our covenant with God; the interpretation of this text has been the subject of an ongoing conversation that began at Sinai and has never ceased.

We need to learn more Torah with our children because that is how we can truly secure the Jewish future. That is why I am so excited by the new Family Edition of Covenant & Conversation for this year's Torah cycle.

The Family Edition, expertly compiled by Dr. Daniel Rose Ph.D (who I worked with on the Ten Paths to God curriculum project), is a wonderful accompaniment to the main Covenant & Conversation essay each week.

It has two main aims. First, to present the ideas in Covenant & Conversation in a simplified way, making my ideas more accessible to children and teenagers. Second, to act as an educational resource for parents, teachers and anyone else to engage their children and students in meaningful and stimulating conversations about the parsha.

I hope you find this a useful addition to your learning during 5779. You can watch this short video explaining the project, and download this week's Family Edition for Bereishit here: [ Ссылка ]. If you want to receive this each on email, please subscribe to my free mailing list at www.RabbiSacks.org/Subscribe.

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