At a Hasidic Jewish sweat lodge, enlightenment in the all-encompassing darkness

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At a Hasidic Jewish sweat lodge, enlightenment in the all-encompassing darkness

The taxi dropped me off for the lodge on a seemingly deserted street in Southwest Ranches, a neighborhood northwest of Fort Lauderdale, tucked into Florida’s Everglades. Behind me was empty land, in front of me a dead end and to my right, a single dark house. I considered asking the driver to stay and make sure I was in the right place, but I didn’t want to admit I was lost. As he pulled away, I looked around, wondering if a car would ever find …