[Avodah] Adam Harishon

[Cantor Wolberg]

In chapter 2, vs.5, Rashi says Adam harishon didn't possess the evil
inclination until he ate of the tree. If he didn't have the yetzer hara,
then how was it he ate of the tree? Does that mean that Chava already had
the yetzer hara? And if not, why would she even have been tempted. With
only the yezter tov, they would be like the malachim.


[Email #2. -micha]

In Ch.2, vs.7, Rashi explains: a living soul: Cattle and beasts were also
called living souls, but this one of man is the most alive of them all,
because he was additionally given intelligence and speech. So the
question is if he were given intelligence and SPEECH, that would imply
the other creatures had no ability to speak. Then how was the nachash
able to speak and cause them to sin?