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And as always, the rabbis of old had some fascinating ideas. The verse from Job (14:20) sets the stage: “You grant him power forever, and he is gone; You alter his countenance and ...
The verse we're looking at is Genesis 3:22, right after Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge. God says, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; an...
We all know the story: the serpent, the forbidden fruit, and then… exile. But what did that exile really mean? The Book of Genesis tells us, "The Lord God sent him out of the Garde...
We all know the story: they ate the forbidden fruit, gained knowledge, and were banished. But what was the nature of that banishment? Was it a final, crushing blow, or something…el...
At least, that's what we learn from Bereshit Rabbah 21, a fascinating passage in the ancient rabbinic commentary on Genesis. Rav tells us that "in every place, the eastern directio...
to a fascinating interpretation from Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. We're looking at Chapter 22, which grapples with the ...
The Torah touches on this in the story of Adam and Eve, and the Rabbis of the Midrash have some fascinating things to say about it. In Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic hom...
We read in Genesis 4:8, "Cain said to Abel his brother. It was when they were in the field. Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him." But… what was that conversation r...
We know the story: the first murder, a brother turned against brother. But what about Cain's reaction to his punishment? It's more complex than you might think. The Torah tells us ...
