Articles by Rabbi Fohrman
Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden

20 Aug 2005    A Tale of Two Trees [article #3]
Most of us think about the story of Eden as revolving around the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. But there was another important tree in that Garden: The Tree of Life. Here's a glance at that oft overlooked, second tree, and its larger meaning for our story.
 
20 Aug 2005    Adam, Eve and the Elephant in the Room [Article #2]
Sometimes, Biblical stories will contain an "elephant in the room" -- an obvious question that begs to be asked by any intelligent reader of the narrative. The Garden of Eden story contains one or two such elephants. What are they?
 
20 Aug 2005    Beyond the Lullabye Effect
Bible stories can often seem a lot like lullabyes. They can put you to sleep if you aren't careful. But their words are surprising, once you stop to think about them.
 

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