Adam and Eve must have been devastated when Cain murdered his brother Abel in this week’s Torah portion Beraisheet (Genesis 4:8); nevertheless, they continued to rely on God’s promise.
When Eve had another son, Seth, she said, “God has
granted me another child…” We see a glimmer of hope for humankind, for as Seth
grew up and also had children, we read, “At that time people began to call on
the name of the Lord.” (4:26)
We see another glimmer of hope where Seth is described
as a son of Adam “his own likeness, in his own image.” (5:3) this reference
echoes the words of Genesis 1:27, “And God created humankind in the divine image, creating it
in the image of God” 1:27, indicating that our gracious and
faithful God was renewing humankind.
We have just
finished our fall cycle of holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini
Atzeret, and Simkhat Torah. We have repented our sins, eaten in the sukkah, and
danced with the Torahs when we ended and began another cycle of Torah readings.
Although 5784 was a devastating year for us, we see glimmers of hope in 5785 that,
God willing, soon Hamas and Hizballah will be defeated and our prayer “Bless
the land with peace and its inhabitants will lasting enjoy” will be fulfilled. With
this hope in our hearts we can “worship the LORD in gladness; come into His
presence with shouts of joy.” (Psalm 100:2)
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