The Elephant in the… Garden
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Join Rabbi Fohrman for a live Q&A on March 16 and ask all your burning questions on the season. Click here for more info.  We all know the story of the Garden of Eden. Adam, Eve, forbidden fruit, snake. But what if there’s another layer to this story lying beneath all the obvious drama? In the first episode of this six part series, Rabbi Fohrman takes a close look at the Garden of Eden story, pointing out some glaring – but easily glossed over – anomalies in the text, and inspiring us to reconsider what we thought we knew about Eden’s most basic features. This first episode lays the groundwork for what’s to come on A Book Like No Other this season: A journey that not only reveals layers of meaning in the Garden itself, but resounding connections between Eden and the rest of the entire Torah. To check out Rabbi Fohrman’s book, The Beast that Crouches at the Door, which he mentions in this episode, click here.   What did you think of this episode? We’d genuinely like to hear your thoughts, questions, and feedback. Leave us a voice message – just click here, click record, and let your thoughts flow. A Book Like No Other is a project of Aleph Beta, a Torah media company dedicated to spreading the joy and love of meaningful Torah learning worldwide. For our full library of over 1,000 videos and podcasts, please visit www.alephbeta.org. Click here to sign up and receive more Aleph Beta content. If you would like to sponsor A Book Like No Other, please contact Imu Shalev at [email protected]. We are so grateful for your partnership.
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