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size=2>>>I would think that the story with Noach proves that the notion
of<BR>praising Hashem over a cup of wine (or perhaps celebrating in
general)<BR>is something innate in the human condition.<<<BR><BR>Tir'u
baTov!<BR>-mi<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>"Celebrating"? Was Noach celebrating the "human condition" of
having almost everyone you know dead in a world-wide catastrophe, and
desperately wanting to escape the pain and grief of it all? Wine is a gift
of G-d, the gift that enables ease of pain, loss of consciousness and respite
from suffering.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wine can /also/ be an elixir that increases joy and spirituality,
but I don't think Noach got drunk in order to praise Hashem. </DIV></DIV>
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