Was the Forbidden Fruit Really an Apple?

B"H


Tishrei 25, 5773 * October 11, 2012

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Editor's Note:

Dear friends,

We are about to read how G‑d created the world in six days, Adam and Eve sinned and were expelled from the Garden of Eden, and Cain and Abel's rivalry lead to the first murder. These all took place within a very short amount of time.

But then the narrative speeds up and, before we know it, we are at the cusp of the great flood a millennium and a half later. What happened in between? Many important events, I am sure, each a step forward as mankind explored and mastered the world. The discovery of the wheel, the harnessing of fire, and the invention of bread all measure high on my chart of notable things that happened sometime in the past.

But the Torah is not just a history book. Torah means "guidance," and everything contained therein teaches us how to live. Who pitched the first tent is probably fascinating, but it is not terribly instructive to me, so the Torah does not include it.

With this in mind, let us approach Genesis not as a mere beautiful account of the far-off past, but as a guide to our lives today. We can study it, learn from it, and be instructed.

Menachem Posner,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team



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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

PARSHAH

Was the Forbidden Fruit Really an Apple? (By Yehuda Shurpin)


Apples have gotten a bad rap, especially in religious art, for their depiction as the forbidden fruit.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D5A5DCE3E8072852843500C0922EDB20&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Speed of Light (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)


What is time? And if we understood what time is—and what are the "windows" of timelessness within our existence—what practical difference would this make in our lives?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4730D2CD685E87105C9EAFCD45B2A49F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Psychology of Sin (By Yossy Goldman)


The sooner we realize it's all a mind game, the sooner we will be able to win the game.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D32DA8E471B787B99CCA96D2EBFB92C6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Bereishit in a Nutshell


G-d creates the world in six days and sanctifies the seventh. The serpent convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve bear children, and Cain murders Abel.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=78016FC287FD9FD19353170444FABBB9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


WOMEN

Winning the Gold (By Sara Esther Crispe)


We often make the biggest impact when we aren't trying. Sometimes we don't even notice or ever know that we did.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7E0295F333331492D3CA39F6E2CB35C8&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Jewish Take on My Car Accident (By Mayim Bialik)


I have written about the accident cursorily and somewhat lightly . . . but my religious identity has pursued me—or I it—throughout this ordeal.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5187EBDFAD5FCE5B01B3497A4C752211&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


STORY

How Nobody Became Somebody (By Tzvi Freeman)

In the beginning, G-d created everything out of nothing. He could have decided to make everything out of something, but He knew that nothing is better material than something.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A0ADF13FB216C95EB2E2FEA2F232E106&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


JUDAISM 101

Havdalah Basics


As the Shabbat Queen departs and darkness descends, the Havdalah ceremony fills us with hope and courage.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E35CE0EEC14F650E3DC717AE23E1784A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VIDEO

A Wife's Greatest Complaints (By Chana Weisberg)


Women are complaining to their husbands that they feel taken for granted. Men are complaining to their wives that they are constantly being criticized. The first passages of Genesis teach us how to overcome these common relationship problems.

WATCH (3:04) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=12EE12D1C0D6795D590A6B2880DA7B78&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Be Fruitful and Multiply (By Mendel Kaplan)


In the first portion of the Torah, Adam and Eve receive the commandment to "be fruitful and multiply." What are the parameters of this mitzvah today?

WATCH (1:01:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B720FCD9C345DA561B8859F81715B455&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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