The Letters of Creation
The Fruits of Gratitude
The Midrashim discuss various reasons for the world’s creation: be it Klal Yisrael in general or those who study Torah in specific. Yet there is one Midrash which suggests another reason that is somewhat surprising: ובזכות בכורים, ומה טעם בראשית ברא אלהים … ואין ראשית אלא בכורים שנאמר "ראשית בכורי אדמתך." The world was created…