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A persons biological make up can change in the blink of an eye. New cells form as other die; every seven years man’s cellular system is created anew. This comes to teach the importance of trusting in renewal; no matter how far we have strayed teshuva is our road back.
In fact teshuva was created before the world was formed. In the words of the RamBam HaKadosh ztk’l in Hilchot Teshuva 87 “Teshuvah serves to draw near to Hashem those who have become distant. Prior to his repentance, the sinful person had been considered despicable before Hashem. And now, when he repents, he is beloved, precious, near to Hashem, a friend.”
The concept of renewal in Torah is vital to Jewish life. We get caught up in everyday problems and forget who we are and why we are here. Believing in the idea that today is not tomorrow and tomorrow is not yesterday drives us to continue forward and feel empowered by what can be and not get stuck in what was.
