As I sat Sunday at the grand finale of the yearly international conference of Chabad Shluchim, I wondered if it would be the same old experience as every year. Then I experienced ASL, American sign language. The Rabbi to the deaf gave a powerful and impactful speech using ASL, as I followed what he was saying with the little guy talking in the corner (see image).
Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, deaf himself, spoke about not letting
anything keep you from connecting to who you are. Nothing can hold us back from experiencing Judaism, we just need to give it an entry pass.
In this week’s Torah portion, we find that the permanent home of spirituality is not in the study hall or the shul, as we would believe it to be. Yet, we learn that it is in connecting to G-d when involved in the mundane world. At work or in our homes, in our day-to-day routines.
When you act G-dly wherever you may find yourself. When you don't allow the busyness of business and life to prevent you from daily Torah study and daily prayer. You are making the divinity part of the world!
Easy, NO! Fulfilling? Amazingly so!
Give it a try, don't let anything hold you back!
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Have an amazing Shabbos,
Rabbi Kushi Schusterman
P.S. Watch the video of the speech here.