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#359: The Forbidden Fruit

#359: The Forbidden Fruit

A D’var Torah on Parashat Bereshit, Gen 1:1 — 6:8

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Oct 10, 2023
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Figs. According to a midrash, this was the forbidden fruit, not an apple.

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Note: This is a sermon I delivered in 2017.

A story: And Adam said, "Oh Lord, you do not visit me anymore in the garden. I am lonely here and it’s getting hard for me to remember how much you love me."

And God said, "OK, I wi…

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