First words, first lights: Edition 1: Inaugurating a new era The Editor First things first: Hebrew rootword b-kh-r: Camels, firstborn, and albacore tuna Dr.Joseph Lowin First names: From Isaac to Zahi: Jewish first names through the ages Prof. Aaron Demsky The first burial: What the raven taught Adam and Eve Prof. Dov Noy Firstborn: an introduction: Biblical sources for a special status Firstfruits: an introduction: Biblical sources for an offering of thanksgiving The birthright: On transferring the untransferrable Prof. Nahum Sarna The first letter: Aleph: An artist's pictograph: — lessons and reflections Dr. Mark Podwal The first siddur: The earliest order of prayer: a private affair Rabbi Reuven Hammer The magic in first things: The magical import of new things in folk religion Dr. Joshua Trachtenberg