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The Rupture Between the Trees of Life and Knowledge: The Sin of the Mekoshesh Eitzim

Speaker:: Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander
Date:: June 14 2022

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Why does the Torah tell the story of an anonymous Jew desecrating Shabbat? What is its connection with the incident involving the Meraglim? Why does Rabbi Akiva feel the need to identify this "mekoshesh eitzim"? Let's explore the Kabbalistic messages of this five-verse narrative.

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