In “ Of Man and Earth ,” we learned that Adam’s first role upon his creation was to work and guard the Garden of Eden: The Lord God took the man, and He placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it [לעבדה] and to guard it [לשמרה]. Beresheet 2:15 God told Adam not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. In turn, Adam told Hava not only to abstain from eating from the tree, but also not to touch the tree, lest she die. We learn this by observing Hava’s response to t
