Greetings again from beautiful Jerusalem-

 

- could this  be the gateway to the

Garden of Eden of this weeks portion?

 

Ahhhh, we are Starting to read the Torah again from the first portion, and

 

While some rabbis promise blessings for the whole year from participating jn this

First Portion of the Year

 

Let's just Take it down a notch

And try to just learn some of life's lessons from the beautiful text

 

I will limit to one thought - but everyone can get a lot out of each teaching in the portion.

 

We read about how

 

"In the Creation" - like many things in Life - the

 

Good starts from some murky depths

 

BUT - it can start with one little spark - of LIGHT

 

We can all touch off the Light in the world

 

with adding little Spark of Kindness, or a Word of Light!

 

And the opposite?

 

I always wondered - Did the primordial snake come from

those very same depths (as the Spark of Light)?

 

Instead of giving a Word of Light to the new Residents in Eden

 

He makes as much murky trouble as he can 

 

Between Eve and Adam

 

Until Adam doesn't even know

what the Right Thing to Do  is! And they both get kicked out.