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BEFORE “IN THE BEGINNING” | What Existed Before Creation?

What existed before existence itself?

The Torah opens with the famous words, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). But Jewish tradition asks an extraordinary question: What preceded the beginning?

In this Daily Aliyah teaching, Rabbi Mordecai Griffin explores Genesis chapter 1 through the lens of Jewish thought and examines the profound realities associated with the world before Creation—including God, Torah, teshuvah (repentance), and Messiah.

From there, we move into the order of Creation itself and discover how the opening chapter of Genesis establishes foundational principles that lead us into the Torah, the mitzvot, and the entire Law of Moses.

This class is also an introduction to some of the basic principles of Judaism: Who is God? What is Torah? What is mankind’s purpose? Why does teshuvah matter? What is the role of Messiah? And how does Genesis provide the foundation for understanding everything that follows?

📖 In this teaching:

What existed before Creation?
Genesis 1 from a Jewish perspective
God before the created universe
Torah before Creation
Teshuvah before Creation
Messiah before Creation
The order and purpose of Creation
The foundations of Judaism
Why Genesis leads us toward the Torah and mitzvot
Understanding the Law of Moses in its Jewish context

Torah. Tradition. Messiah.

Learn more from Rabbi Mordecai Griffin:
RabbiMordecaiGriffin.com⁠

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14 Comments

@Kara_5784 4 days ago

It is always mind blowing when I try to wrap my head around the infinite always presence of HaShem. However, it is the only thing that makes sense. It makes me feel small and yet wrapped in Him at the same time.
This was a beautiful foundational message to start the new year of Aliyah a Day.

@huldapfrombrooklyn 4 days ago

Sorry I missed your live session! This was an amazing teaching. I remember asking questions about what existed before the "beginning" at Sunday School when I was 12 years old. I was reprimanded and told never to ask that question again because it showed a lack of "faith". Thank Hashem for the truth coming forth after so many years!

@Love_nest1 4 days ago

Dude yeah I've been missing ya Rabbi I've been missing ya

@karenhoman2688 3 days ago

Thank you Rabni. I really like Genesis. It is so awesome how Hashem created the earth and it's surroundings. I remember what my grandfather told me. Space goes on forever. I always think of things in terms of having a beginning and an end but it is so awesome to think of creation going on forever and like you said galaxies are still being created.

@b1vajb46 3 days ago

Great teaching as usual ... thank you!

@AntonioOrtizSr 4 days ago

Welcome back rabbi.

@carlwhite6482 4 days ago

Nice to have you back....

@beverlychannahcantu2379 4 days ago

Shalom, Shalom

@jeannejo4858 4 days ago

And wow, conclusion, the"us" in Bereshit is God and the Torah! and Messiah who is the Torah. And also Teshuva lying outside of creation. Awesome Aliyah!!!

@mehmettekoglu-dr7tf 4 days ago

i was here

@AntonioOrtizSr 4 days ago

I am so lost!

@janakidesilva1899 4 days ago

Todah rabah Rabbi,
Wonderful teachings!!!
I love the music you play before the teachings. Can you please tell me the name of that musician and the name of that song.
Appropriate that very much

@Saba_Seth_Holt 4 days ago

If a Christian believes that Revelation is the Word of God, then they believe in Kabbalah.

@jeannejo4858 4 days ago

Torah is Judaism.....Oral Torah tells how to "row" in unity.The Torah tells us to listen to the priests and sages, Messiah was a Jew practicing Judiasm, and who taught from the Oral Torah.