Bereshit

or Bereshith is a Hebrew word, the first word of the Torah. It literally means "at/in [the] head" and may be translated as "In the beginning..."

Bereishit may also refer to:

Judaism

• The Hebrew title of the biblical Book of Genesis
• Bereshit (parsha), the first weekly parsha in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah readings
• Bereishit Rabbah is the midrash about the Book of Genesis
• Maaseh Bereishit ("Work of Creation") early Rabbinic mystical speculation, e.g. in Sefer Yetzirah, alongside Maaseh Merkabah (Work of the Chariot), both referred to in the Talmud

Other uses

• Bereshit (band), an Argentine electro-industrial band
• "Berashith", a 1902 essay by Aleister Crowley
• "Bereishit", a song by Jewish American rock band Blue Fringe