I once heard a rabbi compare life to a game of poker. This definitely caught my attention, because who would have ever imagined that a religious figure would draw a connection between life and gambling? When we are born, God deals us a hand of cards, each of which determines aspects of our being, such as what kind of family we were born into, where we live, what our talents are, and exactly what we must contend with. with. We can't trade our hand for someone else's, so we have to play the best game we can with what we're given. In a way you could say that Adam and Chava had a full deck of cards, since they were perfect beings. They embodied every trait known to humanity on a balanced spectrum, and thus were passed down to us. As generations pass and more and more neshamo are brought to Earth, we can't have everyone on the same hand of cards, so Hashem mixes things up and we become dependent on each other to play a good game. In the modern deck of cards we have suits that feature the same numbers and figures, but under different banners. While their values ​​may be the same, they still hold different meanings due to the flag they fly. Likewise, two people might share identical or similar characteristics, but how they channel them will be individual to that person, and thus each of them stands out as an individual among the masses. A lot of thought went into naming the card suits. Our modern poker decks or cards originated from fortune-telling tarot cards, which eventually evolved into the French playing cards we use today. One of the main differences between the two different versions of the cards lies in the name of the suits. One such example is that pikes are called "swords", while... in the center of the paper... her vow and her choice of side: Vashti wore the suit of swords, vowing to lead the way. in the kingdom of darkness, unyielding in the presence of God and determined to crush those who followed Him. Sarah instead chose the chalice of water, which is at the same time a symbol of life and, according to Jewish thought, of the Torah, and she conducted it with compassion and spiritual strength. Of course, the symbols chosen to represent these two majestic queens are intended to be symbols only. Tarot is a trick, a trick and a reading of people's personalities and reactions. Yet, our destiny is truly in the cards, but not in the stylized and rainbow-colored ones of the gypsy tents, but in the cards given to us by Hashem himself the moment we begin our journey on Earth. Regardless of whether we think our hand is good, bad or unfair, what we need to do is play it as best we can..