Bereshit Ayla Schlosser Bereshit Ayla Schlosser

The Beginning of the World

The portion I picked is part of Bereshit, which is about the beginning of the world. This particular part tells how the serpent tricks Eve into eating the fruit of the forbidden tree by saying "Did perhaps God say: 'you shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?" The woman replies saying that they are permitted to eat from any tree except that particular one. She goes on to say that they must not eat of or touch that tree or they will die. The serpent then says "you will not surely die for God knows that on the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad."

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Reeh Skyler Drake Reeh Skyler Drake

Facing your Fears

Could you imagine if you were playing a basketball game and your coach told you to destroy all of the rival team’s equipment? The coach orders us to do this because they are different from us. But does that make it okay?

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