Time for Torah: By Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Zt"l
Oct 5, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 10 segments
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת בראשית.Discussed: • What was the state of Adom Harishon before he ate from the Etz Hadas (Tree of Knowledge)? What changed after he sinned? • Learning…
The truth is, it's impossible to really do justice to this Parsha, to the voracious, to the story of Genesis, Let's just briefly summarize for those that want to hear it.
It goes through the six days of creation, the whole process of the origin of life, from light and dark to the sky, the earth, the waters, as the earth develops life, first with plant life and vegetation, then animal life.
Finally, the pinnacle of creation, of course, was man, the creation of man, and the creation of woman.
I guess she's even the crown of the crown, because she was created afterwards.
They were placed in the Garden of Eden and they were told not to eat from a certain tree.
In other words, there was no other reason at all other than the fact that Hashem told him not to do it.
Hashem tells you, I place you in the garden, you can eat from every single thing that you see in front of you.
From one thing, you have to realize that you're not the master of the universe.
And in fact, if we now examine, based on your question, we can understand a little bit what the serpent, who of course represents the Yetzirah, the Yetzirah is played by the serpent, What does he tell them? He tells them that the Nohosh tells them the following.
Who is the master of the universe? Who is the master of man and of his own? Could he do the dictates of his heart? Or is there something that he has to realize that there are some things that are beyond his boundaries that he should not touch? So therefore Hashem tells him, refrain.
The truth is, it's impossible to really do justice to this Parsha, to the voracious, to the story of Genesis, Let's just briefly summarize for those that want to hear it.
It goes through the six days of creation, the whole process of the origin of life, from light and dark to the sky, the earth, the waters, as the earth develops life, first with plant life and vegetation, then animal life.
Finally, the pinnacle of creation, of course, was man, the creation of man, and the creation of woman.
I guess she's even the crown of the crown, because she was created afterwards.
They were placed in the Garden of Eden and they were told not to eat from a certain tree.
In other words, there was no other reason at all other than the fact that Hashem told him not to do it.
Hashem tells you, I place you in the garden, you can eat from every single thing that you see in front of you.
From one thing, you have to realize that you're not the master of the universe.
And in fact, if we now examine, based on your question, we can understand a little bit what the serpent, who of course represents the Yetzirah, the Yetzirah is played by the serpent, What does he tell them? He tells them that the Nohosh tells them the following.
Who is the master of the universe? Who is the master of man and of his own? Could he do the dictates of his heart? Or is there something that he has to realize that there are some things that are beyond his boundaries that he should not touch? So therefore Hashem tells him, refrain.
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