The meaning of 'on the day you eat from it you shall surely die' and the nature of Adam's sin

Date: 17 Cheshvan 5590

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer, Pressburg

To: Rabbi Shlomo Segal

Description

The responsum explains the Ramban's interpretation of the verse "on the day you eat from it you shall surely die," contrasting it with philosophical views that deny creation ex nihilo and the concept of Adam's sin as the cause of mortality.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §104

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