I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it.
Elie WieselMan walks the moon but his soul remains riveted to earth. Once upon a time it was the opposite.
Elie WieselThe Bible is interpreted by the Talmud. Except, in Rabbinic tradition, a Talmudic law has the weight of the Biblical law. Sometimes we say in a prayer, "Blessed are Thou, O God, who has ordered us and commended us," to do something. But you don't find that "something" in the Bible; you find it in the Talmud. So Talmudic law becomes as important as Biblical law.
Elie Wiesel