Consider a term that virtually every Jew knows and uses; the term “Mazel Tov.” It is a term that most Jews define as ‘good luck.’ Yet a closer look at the phrase reveals how the language reflects the people and their connection to the natural world. ‘Mazel’ means constellation and ‘Tov’ means good. The phrase is used around instances of happiness: The birth of a child, weddings, Bnai Mitzvoth, a new job, etc. These instances are instances of some type of departure, arriv