Expulsion from Eden

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  1. "And Man's Loftiness Will be Bowed"

    Rabbi Elchanan Samet

    The story of the Tower of Babel seems like the story of a crime and its punishment. What is the nature of the crime? Where is it described in the story? This lesson reviews a myriad of opinions, and offers an explanation based on the historical - cultural background of that era.

  2. Religious Sin, Ethical Sin, and the Punishment of Exile (Audio)

    Prof. Jonathan Grossman | 14 minutes

    Why are there numerous linguistic and thematic parallels between Adam and Kayin? The Torah vies moral-ethical sins at least as seriously as religious-ritual sins. Adam and Kayin's stories are an example of this standpoint. The consequence of exile is introduced. Will future generations learn the right messages from these "exile from Eden" paradigms?

  3. Angels In the Tabernacle? Part I

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    The keruvim appear in three different places in the Mishkan. The meaning and significance of the keruvim are explored through a comparison to the original keruvim, who guarded the Garden of Eden after the expulsion of Adam and Eve. Want to see more videos like this? Check out https://www.alephbeta.org/

  4. Walking With God

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    In this week's parsha, the Torah suggests to us that if we follow God's will, we will be rewarded with walking with God - with the same language as the Garden of Eden. Rabbi Fohrman speaks this week about the loving, joyful moment of togetherness with God. Want to see more videos like this? Check out https://www.alephbeta.org/

  5. Inside the Divine Chariot: Deciphering the Book of Yechezkel

    Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ד | |

    This shiur begins with the Ma’ase Merkava (the Chariot Vision), and takes a broad look at the entire book of Yehezkel, noticing Yehezkel’s distinctive style in dealing with the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash in his prophecies, such as that of the “double prophecy” wherein Yehezkel provides the prophetic content twice: first allegory and then exposition. Emerging from this study is a recurring image of the Garden of Eden, a comparison between the Kohen Gadol and Adam HaRishon, the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and a message of sadness and consolation about the departure and return of the Divine Presence.

  6. The Garden of Eden in the Torah

    Dr. Yael Ziegler

    תאריך פרסום: תשס"ז | | 31 minutes

    The Torah begins with an idyllic, harmonious description of the creation of life in the Garden of Eden.
    Why is Gan Eden not a central feature of the rest of Torah? Why is there no attempt of people to find it? Only Lot seems to search for it.

    In fact, the major personalities do seek it, but it is no longer called “Eden:”  life in Eretz Yisrael is meant to recreate the Garden of Eden, but with a major difference: no easy irrigation source(a deliberate contrast with Egypt and Mesopotamia). We must recognize our dependence on God and cultivate a dynamic relationship. The goal of the Torah is to return to the harmony of the Garden of Eden in the Land of Israel, where life of blossoming and blessing is dependent on commitment to God.

  7. Tazria: Back to the Beginning

    Rabbi Jay Kelman