(IsraelNN.com) As the Jewish Nation begins yet another annual cycle of public readings of the Torah, profound questions arise: Adam HaRishon - the First Man: Who was he? What is he to us? Why did G-d create him?

Rabbi Chaim Richman, International Director of the Temple Institute and co-host of Israel National Radio's Temple Talk, addresses these and other questions in a weekly video Torah portion class.

Even the angels were perplexed when G-d created man, the rabbi notes: "Who was man? We are man, and G-d created us in order to seek out G-d through the medium of His created world. A new year awaits. Let's get to work!"