Genesis (“Bereshit”) is the first book of the Torah, Judaism’s foundational text. It tells of the origins of mankind and the Israelites, with stories on creation, Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the patriarchs and matriarchs - Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Leah and Rachel - and Joseph and his brothers.
(15) God Adonai settled the Human in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it.
Ecclesiastes (“Kohelet”) is one of the five megillot (scrolls), part of the section of the Hebrew Bible called Writings, and is often read publicly on the holiday of Sukkot.
But the earth remains the same forever.
Psalms (“Tehillim”), the first book of the section in the Hebrew Bible called Writings, is an anthology of 150 poems attributed to King David and to others.
(16) The heavens belong to Adonai,
but the earth was given over to man.
The Talmud is the textual record of generations of rabbinic debate about law, philosophy, and biblical interpretation, compiled between the 3rd and 8th centuries and structured as commentary on the Mishnah. Tractate Taanit (“Fast”) is part of the Talmud and discusses laws and stories relating to fast days and other public prayers.