Shavuah Tov!!! Wishing everyone a blessed week, may you immerse in it with your complete self bringing out the hidden sparks contained in the opportunities presented to you.
This week’s Parasha “Ki Savo” (when you enter), as in the verse, “ when you enter the land which G-d…is giving you.” (Devarim 26:1)
When does entering a place occur? Would it be when a person puts his hand in a room or is it when his whole body is in the room?
The Talmud answers “partial entry is not considered entry” (Chullin 33b)
Likewise, Rashi explains at the beginning of our Parasha that “when you enter the land” refers to the time when “they conquered the land and divided it.”
This teaches us a powerful lesson relevant to our daily life.
When we are doing a Mitzvah, something, spending time with someone, etc.. we must enter ourselves totally and wholeheartedly.
In today’s age, when we have so much distraction from the world (iPhones, I pads, computers, etc..) People today are not being able to engage in the NOW. This is one of the challenges of our generation.
In order to reach a state of total immersion, a person must temporarily relinquish any other cares and concerns, and dedicate himself to the matter at hand with complete devotion and concentration. For this, he must surrender himself and not allow any personal bias to interfere with the purity of his act.
Try this new upcoming year to immerse in the moment, be present, be there.
Some excerpts from Chayenu “The Name of the Parasha”
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