The difference between an employee and the agent is that an employee works together with the employer or at least with his possessions. Also, an employee is primarily focused on himself. He gets the job because he has to take care of his family. A Shliach/agent on the other hand, is sent far away and is actually representing/replacing the person that sends him. This is the difference between the month of Tishrei vs. the rest of the year. The month of Tishrei is compared to an employee. We are busy in Hashem’s space, taking it all in- the learning and everything the Yomim Tovim have to offer. But then the month is over. At this point Hashem tells us ‘I need you to be my agent to go into the world and to make a difference’. This is exactly what Hashem tells Avraham. ‘Until now you discovered me on your own. You’re spreading my light all on your own, but now I need you to go out as my agent into the world and to make a difference’. This is the lesson that we have. Although the month of Tishrei is over, now we must go into the world, and although it seems a bit dark and scary, as agents of Hashem and with his power, we have nothing to worry about.

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