JOYOUS ACTION
Dear Family,
I hope everyone is well.
Mazal Tov to Freida on her birthday next week. Wishing you a wonderful year in all areas with much joy. Looking forward to seeing you (and the rest of the Family who are coming for Yom Tov), soon BEH.
Mazal Tov to Chava whose birthday is also next week. Wishing you much success in all the areas you are working in, both in gashmiyus and ruchnius, Chava. And with much happiness.
I saw an interesting dvar Torah from this week's Sedra Ki Savo, which I think also carries an important practical lesson on how we can derive SATISFACTION FROM OUR ACTIONS.
It was from a commentary in the Gutnick Chumash based on a sicha of The Rebbe.
Ki savo means when you enter ('When you enter the land which G-d is giving you')
But what is the definition of the ACTION of entering?
Is the 'entering' when the first few people enter Eretz Yisrael, or do we all have to arrive and settle first?
On a personal level, when does entering a room occur - when the hand enters, or most of his body, or the whole body?
The Gemorra (Chullin 33b) answers 'Partial entry is not considered entry'.
Similarly Rashi comments on the verse in our sedra, that the entry to the Land refers to the time when they 'conquered the Land and divided it.'
This teaches us a powerful lesson on how we should do an action.
It should be done WHOLEHEARTEDLY and with FULL IMMERSION.
In order to reach this state of total immersion, we must temporarily relinquish any other cares or concerns and dedicate ourselves with full devotion and concentration to the matter at hand.
Also to remove personal bias so as to make the act pure.
Primarily we are referring here to Holy actions of performing mitzvos (because the 'entry' being spoken about is the entry to Eretz Yisrael), but presumably, the same principle can be applied, by dedicating all of our actions in the same way.
This brings new LIFE to our actions with infinite potential.
Wishing everyone a Gut Shabbos and a kesivah vechasimah tovah for a Shanah Tovah with much joy.