Overview of  Reishis:

We open with a vivid mashal that allows us to understand deep and mystical ideas about our relationship with Hashem in a concrete and practical way. 

We study the Torahs description of the spiritual anatomy and physiology of the human being, and the dangers built into our design. We bring clarity to ideas like neshama, shefa, schar, onesh and more. 

With a clear picture of who we are, we turn our focus to the biggest question of all: how should we understand and navigate our lives in a world that is governed by Hashem with both din and rachamim,

With a firmer grasp of our inner and outer realities, we explore our G-dlike capacity for bechira. We untangle what real bechira actually is, whether we can truly "choose" evil, the popular notion that we chose our life circumstances, and what it means to "find our tafkid."

With our new self-understanding, we unpack the Torah's opening story of the Etz HaDaas: how we let ourselves spiritually malfunction, sink into deep sadness, and become enslaved to our own fears and desires. Only once we understand this story, can we appreciate how and why Am Yisrael came to be.

We meet Avraham and the other Avos and Imahos, and take a fresh look at chesed, gevurah, and tiferes. We identify the core Jewish truths and values that were, and still are, radically different from every ideology past and present. We visit Sarah's tent, the model of the Beis Hamikdash and the core of every person.

We now see how the seed planted by the Avos and Imahos developed in the womb of Egypt, forging our national character forever. We relive the moment our Jewish neshama was permanently elevated, the moment we set ourselves apart and accepted responsibility for all humanity through our commitment to Torah and mitzvos.

Using our "7-17-37" model, we trace how our relationship with Hashem matures over time. We explore the spiritual forces that defined our chinuch years, malachim, nissim, nevuah, and open hashgacha. We then examine the pull toward avodah zara which is still active today in "kosher" disguise, and gain new insight into why our national childhood had to end.

We explore our galus / maturation phase and reframe hester panim and yeridas hadoros entirely. We take a new look at Purim, Chanukah, the transition from navi to chacham, and uncover how the relationships between Yaakov-Yisrael, Rachel, and Leah foretell the stages of our spiritual maturation. 

Now we can appreciate the role of Mashiach as described in Navi and in the Rambam. Every thread we've traced comes full circle, as we see how Am Yisrael matures into a full-fledged partner with Hashem bringing the world and humanity to a state of perfection.