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The Journey Back
By Shifra Hendrie
From the serene perfection of the Garden, they had been plunged into the fearful reality of galut (exile) – a world where something was terribly wrong...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Journey Back
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The First Human Beings and The Garden Of Eden
The First Man and Woman, G-d’s Blessing, The Garden of Eden, The Serpent, The First Commandment, The Plot, The First Sin, Their Excuse, The Punishment, Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » The First Human Beings and The Garden Of Eden
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How Sin Started
By Tzvi Freeman
Initially, it was natural for man to follow woman. Read the story: What convinced Adam to eat of the Tree of Knowledge? Nothing -- just that Eve told him to. Then the roles were reversed. A curse, truly, for both of them...
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » How Sin Started
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The Curse of Eve
A Jewish Perspective on Women in Society
By Tova Bernbaum
Those who refer to the biblical story of Eve as a Divine endorsement of sexism are overlooking a simple truth: a curse is not something that should to be the way it is -- it's something that should not be the way it is...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Celebrating Jewish Womanhood » The Curse of Eve
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Why Do Great Things Happen To Rotten People?
By Tzvi Freeman
You're right, it shouldn't work that way. The world was not designed this way. The plain truth is: They've hacked the system
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » Why Do Great Things Happen To Rotten People?
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Mixtures
Once we ate from the tree of knowing good with evil, our world became a place of compounds and mixtures...
Spirituality » Meditations » Collection I » Mixtures
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Getting Past the Mind
By Tzvi Freeman
In this swamp of confusion, darkness becomes evil, for it entraps the light. When we tug to fissure their bond, an iron resistance opposes us. In the final release, a burst of energy shakes the cosmos....
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » Getting Past the Mind
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A Twisted Creature
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
People have become so sophisticated that they no longer believe in or understand anything anymore. Basic words, such as "friend", "enemy", "land" and "life" become totally incomprehensible
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » A Twisted Creature
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G‑d's Business
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Was Adam and Eve's sin part of "the plan"?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Chassidic Masters » G‑d's Business
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The Tree of Knowledge
By Tamar Frankiel
Should we listen to our inner voice, trust and follow our intiutive knowledge?
Society & Living » Issues » The Tree of Knowledge
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