Reply To: Parsheh of the Week Interpretation

The earth was punished when Adam Harishon was punished. Adam tasted the fruit and the tree from all permitted trees noticing that the fruit tastes differently than the tree. Figuring that only the tree is forbidden, he ate from the fruit. It turned out that the fruit was an esrog where the fruit tastes like the tree. If the earth would not have disobeyed its commandment, Adam would not have sinned.