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\"Mark<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cElina has always wanted to get married on this road: the road between St. Helena and Calistoga, where the trees arch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mordechai is ready to propose to Elina. He calls the mayor\u2019s office of Calistoga to see whether he could ride a horse and buggy through her favorite road or close it long enough for a proposal. The mayor is out of town. \u201cIs there another place in Napa Valley where the trees arch like that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, in fact there is. Sterling Winery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mordechai looks up Sterling Winery and notices that the address is 1111 Dunaweal Lane. Consecutive 1\u2019s have a lot of spiritual symbolism. They are a sign of unity, oneness, new beginnings, alignment and synchronicity.\u00a0 Mordechai knows this is the right place for the proposal.<\/p>\n

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The significance of the Sterling Winery\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The night before Mordechai met Elina in Tzfat, he had a dream.\u00a0 He is holding a Sterling bowl and blood is pouring from his heart into the bowl.<\/i>\u00a0He woke up thinking, whomever he was about to meet that day would be an important person in his life.<\/p>\n

Here it appears again, the Sterling bowl; only this time filled with red wine.<\/p>\n

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It is a warm summer\u2019s day when Mordechai takes Elina on a romantic drive to Napa Valley. He has his beloved grandmother\u2019s engagement ring in his pocket. He is nervous.<\/p>\n

They drive to the Sterling Vineyard.\u00a0 They buy tickets for the tram as he plans to propose to her at the top of the vineyard overlooking the valley. He wants to make sure they have a private cable car. Maybe he should propose on the tram? He reads the signs. It takes three minutes for the tram ride up and four minutes for the tram ride down. Maybe I could ride it up and down a few times and ask her on the tram.<\/i> He begins calculating frantically. No, he decides it\u2019s better to ask her at the top of the vineyard overlooking the valley.\u00a0 This is a big day!<\/p>\n

They get on the tram. She admires the scenery: the lake, the trees, the birds, and the clouds. They sit in their private cable car, facing each other. \u00a0Something tells him to ask her right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill you marry me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n

That was fast! Didn\u2019t take longer than a minute! He gives her his beloved grandmother\u2019s ring. She loves it!\u00a0 She tells him that since she was a little girl, she has always wanted to get engaged on a cable car. She meant a San Francisco cable car; she thinks they are so romantic! But the Universe didn\u2019t translate her message exactly. They couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n

They depart from the cable car and see a sign that leads to \u201cDiamond Mountain.\u201d Aha! \u00a0Very appropriate. Yes, Universe, we know you are confirming our every move. Thank you.<\/p>\n

He takes five steps forward and almost steps on a broken glass. (A broken glass in the Jewish tradition is one of the main actions, which consummates the marriage).\u00a0 Yes, Universe. WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION!<\/p>\n

Five steps later, another glass breaks.\u00a0 Ten steps later another glass breaks and a group of visitors yell, \u201cMazal Tov!\u201d\u00a0 Another confirmation.<\/p>\n

As they walk around to take photos and sip their grape juice (they are on a juice fast), they notice that the valley below \u00a0is called \u201cFertile Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

All good signs. L\u2019chaim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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