Jewish teaching on the origin of evil

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  • Sin
    Jews also believe in Genesis 3 which describes The Fall. Jews believe that because Adam and Eve committed this first sin, evil now exists in the world. When the serpent tempted Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, God's orders, were disregarded by Adam and Eve. As a result of this, Adam and Eve are no longer needed to be tempted by something to sin; evil was within them. As a consequence of this, unlike Catholics, Jews believe that humanity and God are now separated, and humans are able to be subjected to suffering
  • Free will
    Most Jews believe that when God created humans , he gave them free will, Judaism teaches that people should follow God because they choose to, not because they have been forced to. However, this means that humans will be punished for committing evil, because we are choosing to do so.