No Original Sin in Judaism
"Fire is fire," said my Chabad teacher during class last week. "There's no such thing as good fire or bad fire - there's just fire." She was trying to explain the Chassidic way of looking at the soul. As opposed to "original sin," Judaism teaches that the soul is inherently good - or neutral, like fire, but over time, gets gunked up with sin. "Think of our hearts encased in dirt. If you've done things that separate you from G-d, stop doing them, come back, and return to your essential self,... Sign in to see full entry.