We may be mistranslating a critical word in the first chapter of the Torah. How does that shape the way humans view our role in this world?

One of my favorite movies of all time is “Fiddler on the Roof.” In the very first scene Tevye says: “Because of our traditions, we've...

“In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the...