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1. Religious Sin, Ethical Sin and the Punishment of Exile

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   This article compares the sins of Adam and Cain; and suggests that Adam’s sin is a prototype for religious sin; while Cain’s sin is a prototype for moral sin.

2. The Snake's Sin and Its Punishment

   Rabbi Yaakov Medan

   What was the snake's sin? Hazal and the commentators offered a variety of answers to this problem, including among others: the snake incited Chava; he spoke lashon hara; he seduced Chava; and more. The snake's sin is the source of many of the laws of the inciter (mesit), in particular, we do not search for the merit of the inciter, and he is punished without warning. Apparently the difference between the punishment of man and snake points to the preference of man, who was created "in God's image," to the animal kingdom.

3. The Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life

   Rabbi Zeev Weitman

   This lesson will examine the story about the tree of knowledge. Why wasn't man created with the ability to distinguish good from bad? Why must knowledge be gained through sin? If knowledge is sinful - why was the distinction of good from bad not taken away from Adam after the sin? Why was the tree of knowledge planted? Is man similar to God only because he ate from the tree of knowledge? And was the snake correct in his assessment that Adam and Hava would not die if they ate from the tree? These questions will be explored with the help of Ramban and Abarbanel's commentaries.

4. The Image of the Snake - Between Gan Eden, the Exodus and the Entering of Eretz Yisrael

   Rabbi Dov Berkovits

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | |

   The image of the snake addresses fundamental issues of free will, good and evil, life and death. We will explore the richness of the text in the Gan Eden story and in the appearances of the snake in the formative events that shaped the spirit of Bnei Yisrael to deepen our understanding of the Torah's approach to the challenge of being human.

5. How Could Adam Eat from the Tree?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Why was Adam Prohibited from Eating from the Tree of Knowledge?

   Rabbi Gad Eldad

   Why was the Tree of Knowledge forbidden? Was humanity meant to be no different from the animals, with no special intellect? We shall attempt to seek an answer to this question within the plain text itself.

   Fascinating linguistic parallels allude to a connection between eating manna in the desert and eating from the Tree of Knowledge. The Torah offers an alternative or substitute for the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, in the form of the manna.  

   The gap between these two types of eating teaches us that knowledge is not merely a neutral item of consumption that comes to satisfy an intellectual desire. It must be acquired on a moral platform, with an understanding of its place in the life of the human race, with all its risks and opportunities.

7. Parshat Bereshit Part 3: Gan Eden (Perek 3)

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 33 minutes

   Through a close textual analysis of chapter 3, we explore the psychology of temptation and sin, and the changes that occur in the lives of Adam and Eve after they eat from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. Most glaringly, we notice the transition from childlike innocence into the complexity of adulthood. 

   Courtesy of www.tanachstudy.com

8. Haman Min HaTorah Minayin: The Tree of Knowledge and Megillat Esther

   Rabbi David Fohrman

   תאריך פרסום: 2023 | | Hour and 10 minutes

   By examining the stories of the Garden of Eden and Megilat Esther, we discover multiple parallels between them, and if we compare the two, we can understand the character of Haman and the role of the Tree of Knowledge on a deeper level.