{"id":2843,"date":"2016-03-11T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmoscow.com.masterhost.tech\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2017-01-26T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T13:29:08","slug":"the-power-of-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/?p=2843","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for
\nMoscow, Russia
\nFriday, March 11th
\nLight Candles at 18:07
\nShabbat, March 12th,
\nShabbat Ends 19:22
\nTorah Portion: Pekudei<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Power of Pause<\/p>\n

I try to keep these messages light and user-friendly.<\/p>\n

Translation: I assume many people will be reading this in middle of a busy day, and often on a mobile device. If I start traveling down deep theological paths, and insert a bunch of footnotes, many of you won\u2019t read to the end. You\u2019ll move on to the next e-mail or just get back to work.<\/p>\n

So I try to offer some on-the-go inspiration \u2013 and not wrinkle brows – with these notes. Because I think that\u2019s what people want. Life is fast paced, and we appreciate getting a sprinkle of inspiration that we can absorb without breaking our stride.<\/p>\n

If I still have your attention, let\u2019s take a few seconds to re-think that attitude. We can do better than on-the-fly inspiration. I imagine you\u2019ve never grasped a deep concept, or understood a complicated deal, by skimming through a four-hundred word article. Real depth requires a pause. If I want to truly tap life\u2019s richness, I need to periodically halt my personal runaway train, gather my consciousness, and soak in what\u2019s at hand.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s simply no other way. Call it mindfulness. Call it the Power of Now. To me, it\u2019s all the same. We need take a deep breath, and apply ourselves to whatever\u2019s in front of us with full consciousness. And I don\u2019t think you get to full consciousness unless you tee-up with a conscious pause.<\/p>\n

On-the-go inspiration is good for refocusing. But it\u2019s only the beginning.<\/p>\n

This week, I noticed an interesting nuance in a well-known Biblical verse. Isaiah, in chapter 64, (I know I threw in a footnote, but please stay with meJ) describes our ability to connect with G-d at a level so sublime that it transcends Paradise, \u201cno eye has ever seen it.\u201d To whom does G-d grant this deeply intimate connection?<\/p>\n

\u201cG-d grants this to those who PAUSE for Him (Isaiah 64:3).\u201d<\/p>\n

Status-quo-rattling events \u2018give us pause.\u2019 Attention-grabbing scenarios are external stimuli which create a result that we can \u2013 and should \u2013 generate of our own volition. We can choose to pause for important things.
\nG-d is important. And G-d says that you are important. Today, and this hour, are important.<\/p>\n

So pause whatever you\u2019re doing and apply yourself to appreciating the value of living in G-d\u2019s world and doing the work of making this a brighter world.<\/p>\n

Pause and appreciate the cosmic beauty of now.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll open yourself to other-worldy possibilities.<\/p>\n

Shabbat Shalom!
\nRabbi Yanky Klein<\/p>\n

This email is In Loving memory of my dear father
\nR’ Yerachmiel Binyamin Halevi ben R, Menachem Klein OBM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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