parshat Bereshit

Originally there was a choice of whether to live in paradise in the Garden of Eden, or to attempt to reach for hoped-for human greatness and accomplishment through knowledge, intellect, and the human spirit.

Adam & Chava begin their lives in the most pristine & perfect environment imaginable – so elevated were they in that Paradise that they actually glowed with the light from Above. But then, in a flash, it all came crashing down.

There are words that change the world, none more so than two sentences that appear in the first chapter of the Torah

When Adam sinned the ground was cursed too. These changes in nature, due to man, are not just a punishment but also a change in focus.

In studying the ways of creation, we must remember that everything evolves from one ultimate source - the Torah. The Torah is the inner essence of all worldly matters.

There are words that change the world, none more so than two sentences that appear in the first chapter of the Torah

What is the age of the earth? Did the snake in the Garden of Eden really have legs?

A Shiur By Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly Torah reading of "Bereshit".