Our sages say that the universe can be viewed in three dimensions: space, time, and soul. These three dimensions are intrinsically connected, so that every object has a place in space, a period in time, and a spiritual significance (soul).
This week's Torah portion includes the first mitzvah of the Torah: counting the months and days according to the lunar calendar. Beyond the specifics of the commandment itself, living according to the Jewish calendar is a mitzvah.
A la luz de lo explicado anteriormente surge algo interesante: el calendario judío no se trata solamente de «otra» manera de contar el tiempo, sino que es fundamental para estar «sintonizado» con la vida judía en todo sentido. Dado que el tiempo, el espacio y el alma están unidos y definen cada cosa, el vivir con el calendario judío, es una forma de ubicarse dentro del judaísmo en general. Los nombres de los meses, los eventos especiales de cada día, desde los generales del pueblo judío como Pesaj o Sucot hasta los individuales, como el cumpleaños o un aniversario de fallecimiento, se cuentan de acuerdo al calendario judío y no de acuerdo al «otro calendario».
And the reason is very simple: the lack of one of the three dimensions is not simply a circumstantial lack, but rather it becomes a general lack.
To understand this better, let's go back to school: we all know that a line is defined by two points. If you only have one point, you don't have a line. It's not that you have a line from one point and are missing another—you have nothing! The same is true with Judaism: if you are not in tune with Jewish time, you cannot be in tune with Jewish space or the Jewish soul.
Learning to use Jewish time will help us improve and fill all aspects of our lives with holiness.