Quote:How is it possible that Jewish people read the Old Testament and do not believe in the concept of original sin?
I don't know how rabbis actually interpret this aspect of Genesis but think that while religious people believe in their scriptures they try to some extent to avoid moments that are uncomfortable to them such as contradictions or extremities (what they subjectively treat as unjustice, extreme violence or moral burden). Mild believers try to avoid both contradictions and extremities while fundamentalists try to avoid mostly contradictions (as extremities don't pose that much threat to their faith). So as soon as the concept of Original Sin isn't so specifically outlined (thus is easier to avoid) in Judaism (correct me if I'm wrong) it's not surprising that people don't make a deal out of it. Also as far as I know Original Sin is used profoundly in anti-semitic rhetorics so this may actually be the main reason why it isn't given spotlight I guess.
