When studying Torah we always take one step backward to review the prior lessons, and one step forward to tackle the next lesson. These discussions often bring new questions to light, and our students are often left to work through some struggle as the week ends. Such was the case with this week’s discussion. Our discussion started out with the basic question of failure. Why did GOD put the tree of Knowledge within reach of Adam and Eve, tempting them to break the rules? Our students offered some wonderful insights into breaking rules, and doing the right thing. We talked about wanting something, working towards something, and ultimately failing to achieve success, or hitting obstacles along the way. Ultimately, we talked about Free Choice, and GOD giving us the power to make choices based on our ability to do right and wrong. We often see things differently than others, and things are not always as they seem.
To bring the point home we spent some time looking at optical illusions. It was very interesting to watch our students question the illusions they recognized, and share their interpretations with their classmates. Finally, we took out our proof text in the Torah and left our students with some Torah to struggle with....Did it take GOD six days to create the world or seven?
Please take some time to explore this age old question with your children. They had some interesting thoughts, ideas, and interpretations.
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