5/17/2023 0 Comments Cain and abel![]() ![]() Although it was initially Cain’s idea to bring an offering to God, when the time came, he brought a mediocre offering, while Abel brought his very best. Significantly, in the first portion of the Torah these three emotions play a major role in Cain’s relationship with Abel, and ultimately lead him to commit murder. He explained that each of these emotions prevents the mind and the heart from opening up to the blessings inherent in a new year. ![]() Once, in the period following Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach taught that three human emotions – jealousy, anger, and sadness – prevent human beings from receiving the Divine effluence of newness and renewal that flows into the world at the year’s beginning.
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