Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"This first brave act of free will becomes defining for humanity. This was the decision to choose understanding over blissful ignorance, engagement with the world and its pain instead of remaining in a comfortable bubble. This was the decision to learn and grow and face hard truths-even if doing so sometimes came with difficult consequences.

"This is also the story of the transformation from a transactional relationship into one where both parties' created-in-God's-image-ness is seen and acknowledged. It's not perfect, and it's not without struggle -- after God apprehends them for eating the fruit, Adam's first instinct is to blame his wife -- she gave it to me!' (Genesis 3:12) -- but eventually he sees her, renames her as Chava (translated to English as Eve), which can be translated perhaps as 'lifeforce'; for she was 'mother of all the living.' (Genesis 3:20) (To get a sense of the wordplay, imagine the verse read, 'And Adam named her Livvie, for she was mother of all the living.' Dig?)"

-- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (TheRaDR), "Perhaps the most subversive act of all: Humankind's first act of free will is a profound act of bravery.", 2021-06-21