One of the axiomatic principles of our holy tradition is that this world is merely a preparation for the World to come. Chazal teach that this world is a “hallway” before the ballroom of Olam Haba – only one who prepares himself in the hallway will be admitted to the ballroom to partake in the spiritual delight of closeness with the Creator of all. When a Jew lives in this way, the great light of Olam Haba illuminates the mundanity…