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Jewish World Review Holy 'trivialities' By Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo Some mock it as 'pots and pans Judaism' — the all-encompassing minutiae that forms the observant lifestyle. A leading Jewish thinker weighs in http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Judaism is a religion of holy trivialities. Commonplace deeds are the moments through which man has the opportunity to meet G0d more intensively than at any other instant. Trivialities were created by G0d in order to show man that there are no insignificant moments and that man's every move, however small, counts. It is G0d's opportunity to show man that He is concerned with every day of man's life and that every second counts. To meet G0d in the synagogue, or in a moment of devotion on Sabbath or Yom Kippur is not the ultimate goal. The goal is to discover G0d in the mundane, in a moment of boredom and turn these experiences around into an encounter with the holy. STIMULATION AND INSPIRATION Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes "must-reading". Sign up for the daily update. It's free. Just click here. To see holiness in the profane is the art. It is a divine gift whereby man receives the opportunity of feeling a great passion for G0d's world while being busy with the average — as if he hears great music behind the lack of a tune. This is the great gift of the Halacha, Jewish Law. To turn everything into a moment of eternity. To do the finite and to discover the infinite. To match the material with the holy. To reveal G0d's concern with man by calling on man to leave the world of the average and turn a simple deed into a moment of Divine revelation. To discover Sinai in every corner of human existence. As such, Halacha is a protest in which the trivial is redeemed through the adding of holy sparks onto the average. Because of its demanding voice to make every moment and deed holy, Halacha protects us from waiting for spontaneity. Nothing is more dangerous to religious life than just waiting for the moment of great religious fervor that often absents itself for long periods. Our souls would stay utterly silent for long periods if not for the Halacha creating a routine of wake up calls. It teaches us an important lesson: It is not the goal but also the road to the goal that needs to be sanctified. We may not be able to reach our destination so fast but we must ensure that we are on the correct road. Scientists dedicate their life to the smallest properties of animal life. They are fascinated with the properties of a cell, the habits of an insect or the peculiarities of the DNA code. It is the detail that fascinates them, not the general. So do the great Halachic authorities tremble over the smallest fractions of human life. They look for the properties of every human move and try to discover the divine breath in the smallest detail. Nothing is small enough to escape their attention. Just like many a cynic may consider the scientist to be guilty of self-torture when sitting for months behind his microscope watching a cell move, so the irreligious may not understand why the religious man will worry about which blessing is the appropriate one for a certain kind of food. But for the scientist and the observant Jew this may very well be one of the greatest moments in their lives. The unraveling of a minor item and knowing how to respond to it and in that way turning the average and the common into a great encounter with the Infinite is one of the great privileges of mankind. Only then is man able to claim that he really lives. Interested in a private Judaic studies instructor — for free? Let us know by clicking here. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes uplifting articles. Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. Comment by clicking here. JWR contributor Rabbi Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo is a world-renowned lecturer and ambassador for Judaism, the Jewish people, the State of Israel and Sephardic Heritage. © 2012, Rabbi Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo