25 Aug 2005    There's No Place Like Home [article #14] In this week's installment, we bring our series to a close, looking one last time at the role of land and earth in the story. In the inimitable words of Dorothy Gale, here's why, perhaps, "there really is no place like home".   18 Aug 2005    Of Roses and Triangles As the parent of any teenager will attest, the passionate desire to create can enhance or detract from our relationship with our own creators. In this week's installment, we explore how this is so.   11 Aug 2005    Cain, Creativity and the Spice of Life [article #12] Even a passion as holy as the drive to create in partnership with G-d must still be chanelled. In a curious way, this observation may provide us with the missing link back to Eden that we have been looking for.   4 Aug 2005    The Case of the Laughing Rabbi [article #11] What is the nature of the feminine "desire" for the masculine, and what does that have to do with Cain? Its all part of the Mystery of the Laughing Rabbi.   27 Jul 2005    Can Desire Be Divorced From Need? [article #10] The sages of the Midrash talk about four primal desires that exist in the world. An understanding of these may help us decipher one of the most problematic verses in the story of Cain and Abel.   21 Jul 2005    Cain and the Kitten [article #9] In this week's installment, we look at G-d's speech to Cain, just before that fateful stroll in the fields with Abel. The key to understanding the speech fully, we argue, may lie in uncovering one last, hidden parallel between the Cain story and the bygone world of Eden.   14 Jul 2005    The Keys to the Heavenly Cookie Jar [article #8] The keys to the heavenly cookie jar are enticing. But reaching for them can be costly.   7 Jul 2005    Thomas Edison and the Glassblower [article #7] What is the true nature of this glassblower's partnership with Thomas Edison? Maybe there are two ways to look at it. And each of the two, perhaps, may be reflected in Eve's words.   30 Jun 2005    What Kind of "With"? [Article #6] Eve's use of the word "acquire": is not the only odd part of her declaration. The Hebrew word she employs for "with" should also raise your eyebrows. In this week's installment, we get a fuller picture of Eve's declaration, bringing us closer to an understanding of the child she was naming, Cain.   23 Jun 2005    Living the Dream of Eve [Article #5] Cain's name and his profession share a common, hidden, dimension. Discerning this can, perhaps, be a key into the heart of our story.   17 Jun 2005    Blood on the Ground [Article #4] The Almighty declares that Cain shall be “cursed from the earth”, that he shall experience difficulty farming and that he will be a wanderer. But what does any of this have to do with Cain’s act of killing his brother?   9 Jun 2005    Echoes of Eden [Article #3] A curious series of parallels seems to link the story of the Forbidden Fruit to the narrative of Cain and Abel. But what is this supposed to tell us? (To listen to the audio companion to this article, click here).   2 Jun 2005    The Enigmatic Genius of Cain [Article #2] Something is rotten with last week's comparison of Cain and Abel to Bobby and Debbie. Somehow, God’s acceptance of Abel’s offering and His rejection of Cain’s was not like mommy’s preference of Debbie’s pretty picture over Bobby’s stick figures. This week, we talk about the fatal flaw in the comparison, and begin to explore the "larger context" of the Cain and Abel saga.   26 May 2005    "So Whose Picture Do You Like Better, Mine or Debbie's?" [Article #1] There are lots of legitimate questions we can ask about the Biblical story of Cain and Abel. But I’m going to begin this discussion of the episode by asking you a question that I consider to be wrong-headed and misleading. I'll do my best to present the question as convincingly as possible; its your job to figure out what's rotten about the question.

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