L'chaim! - The Torah View on Wine

The Torah View on Wine,Alcohol, and Intoxicants Exploring the Mystery ofthe Tree of KnowledgeThere is something especially mysteriousabout wine, which presents a duality oftremendous good and equally tremendousevil. On the one hand, wine occupies thepinnacle of holiness in the Torah, present atmoments of utmost intimacy between us andHashem. Yet wine also takes center stage attimes of great destruction throughout history,and is responsible for an oversized proportionof damaging behaviors in today's society.Drawing on sources from Tanach, theholy words of our Sages, and the Rishonimand Acharonim, this book seeks to illuminatethe remarkable power and mystery of wineand alcohol, as revealed in the Torah, enablingus to distinguish between the sacred and theprofane, the holy and the unholy. table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-s