The night before my wedding I was having trouble sleeping. Like a child anticipating the first day of school, I was consumed with the excitement of the adventure that awaited me. It was either that or the fact that I went to the bathroom during the night about 18 times.
No, the frequency of restroom visits had nothing to do with any wild bachelor party the night before (at my bachelor party we spent the day playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey and ate pastrami sandwiches). Rather, like a marathon runner preparing for game day, I was continuously hydrating myself in preparation for my big day — my own personal Day of Atonement. The Rabbis tell us that when a person gets married, all of his sins are forgiven, so the day is treated like Yom Kippur by fasting, immersing in the ritual waters of the mikvah and praying. So, just like the day before Yom Kippur, in camel-like fashion, I was building up reserves for the coming day in order to prevent any awkward fainting/vomiting moments.
I “awoke” from my evening of wind-sprints and went to synagogue for morning services. I was accompanied by my “shomrim” or “guards”—friends who accompany the groom wherever he goes the day of the wedding. I kind of felt like Fifty Cent.
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Bible reference(s): Gen 2:24, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 24:67, Deuteronomy 24:5, Psalms 19:5, Song 1, Song 2, Song 3, Song 4, Song 5, Song 6, Isaiah 62:5, Matthew 9:15, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:5-6, Matthew 25:10, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34, John 2:9, John 3:29, 1 Maccabees 1:27, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7, 1 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Corinthians 7:33-34, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:28, Col 3:18-19, Hebrews 13:4, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:7
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