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What exactly was Adam and Chava's sin?

Rushing. דחיקת השעה. It is the source and the root of all kilkulim and chataim, all fails. I heard this in a tape of R Isaac Bezançon circa 2000, based on L. Moharan. They were to eat of it for ...
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What were the first words spoken by Adam?

See the Mishnah Berurah 1;8 that one should immediately thank Hashem when he wakes up in the morning. So I assume that is what Adam did.
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What were the first words spoken by Adam?

Zohar Bereshis 221b says that from the moment Adam stood on his legs, all the other creatures feared him and followed him like a king. So he told them the words in Tehillim 95:6, "Come, let us [...
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What were the first words spoken by Adam?

How could it not be "Abba"? Or "Avi Mori" etc.
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What were the first words spoken by Adam?

As @Asher mentioned in the comments there are midrashim that exist from before he speaks about Chava's creation (as mentioned in the other answer). In Bereishis Rabbah 17:4 it writes: אָמַר רַבִּי ...
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What were the first words spoken by Adam?

The first recorded words of Adam are found in the Torah, Genesis 2:23: And Adam said, “At last, this one is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. This one shall be called ‘woman’, for from a man ...
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Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Hoffmann: The tree of knowledge of good and evil and morallity

I think Rabbi Hoffman answers the closing questions. Firstly, He created free will for the sake of both paths (not sure if I misunderstood you). This solves the problem. Path 1 What Hashem wanted: ...
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