[Avodah] Question

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:01:00PM -0400, Richard Wolberg wrote:
: R' Micha wrote:
:> I suggested that it's because the first sin, regardless of its content,
:> showed humanity that sin is possible. Naaseh lo keheter doesn't
:> get started until there is a first occurance. And so, the YhR was
:> internalized.   The first murder lacks that element.

: Your response sounds logical but there is only one problem with that.
: The first sin was bein adam laMakom.
: The sin of murder was bein adam l'chaveiro.
: So there are two categories of sin here.
: Therefore, since murder was the first sin of the second category, your
: argument is not as strong.

I am not as sure. Is the nature of the defiance of G-d's law significant
enough to turn Qayin's sin into the first of a whole new category?

Chavah and Adam showed themselves and the rest of history since that the
entire concept of defiance is possible. I don't see a parallel "just"
because the aveirah is in a different domain.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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