Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar on Bereishit: “Living in the Light of Goodness”

Rabbi Kedar asks this question: “What is the nature of this primordial light, a light that is created before the sun, the moon, and the stars?” The light, in it’s juxtaposition to the darkness, reflects our new beginning, and our struggle to be good.

Rabbi Dr. Rachel S. Mikva: A Pandemic of Polarization

In her Drash on parashat Bereishit, Rabbi Mikva addresses the question of why God did not want human beings to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The challenge of eating from the tree of knowledge incorporates the potential benefit of gaining the understanding to make moral choices.