16.4 Balancing Physical Pleasure

What is the epitome of balancing pleasure in our physical lives? Perhaps the Jewish wedding custom, when the groom smashes a glass cup with an enthusiastic stomp, to wrap up the wedding ceremony! As with so many Jewish customs, these identifying traditions have survived through so many episodes of Jewish history around the world, and…

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20.3 Push and Pull

“The door to success is marked push and pull,” says a little known Jewish Proverb. Have any idea what that even means? Luckily, just like your dreams, proverbs like these really find meaning in the mind of the interpreter. What makes proverbs more realiable than your dreams is that they have a crux, a core…

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