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It doesn't begin with either letter. It begins with a בּwhich is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The reason it begins with a בּ is because that is the first letter in the word "bereshit" (בראשית).

Answer:The Torah-commentaries have given hundreds of reasons why God began the Torah with the second Hebrew letter. I'll mention two of them here:

1) The "missing" letter Aleph hints that no matter how mush we learn and contemplate, there will always be that which is beyond us.

2) The "hidden" Aleph hints to the source of the Torah, namely God himself. If you look at the shape of the first Hebrew letter, Aleph (א), you'll see that it consists of a mark on the top right, a mark on the lower left, and a diagonal divider. The top mark hints to God. The lower mark hints to this world, and the divider represents the firmament.

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