LAST VERSE OF TORAH AND FIRST VERSE OF TORAH
(יב) וּלְכֹל֙ הַיָּ֣ד הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּלְכֹ֖ל הַמּוֹרָ֣א הַגָּד֑וֹל אֲשֶׁר֙ עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(12) and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
(א) בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Moshe Hayyim Efraim of Sudylkov (d. 1800)
One might say that by joining the end of the Torah, Yisra'el, with the beginning, B'reishit, we could learn how everyone should begin to study the Torah.
ישראל
ירא של
[שלם]
wholeness, perfection awe
Thus, when you have perfect awe, that is, internal awe, then you will become a vessel for the aspect of Hochmah [Wisdom], and with it, you will enter the aspect of B'reishit, that is, Hochmah, which means the entire Torah. Thus, we begin the Torah with B'reishit. (Sudylkov cont.)
Hochmah is thought to be tied for the the second highest level in Kabbalah with binah, understanding. It focuses on gaining external inspiration and wisdom.
Rabbi Larry Tabick, The Aura of Torah: A Kabbalistic-Hasidic Commentary to the Weekly Readings, 2014
"Torah study requires humility if it is to lead to wisdom. If you are not humble, you will not acknowledge that you have anything to learn; therefore, you will not learn. But humility is also a requirement for teachers: the humble teacher acknowledges that he or she does not know everything, that even students may teach their teachers. There is no end to Torah because there is no end to wisdom. Ultimately, wisdom is divine, and the divine is infinite.