Re: Beresheet
The funny thing is that older translations did spell it "Bereshit" and I wondered if it was changed for presumed offensiveness. But no, Wikipedia keeps the spelling:
Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz. .בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
In the beginning the Elohim created the heavens and the Earth.