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THE EMOTIONAL
FARBRENGEN
OF PURIM 5711
Menachem Ziegelboim
MIRACLES
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COME IN THREES
Nosson Avraham
AS THE KEY TO
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
M.M. Hendel
HEBREW EDITOR:
Rabbi S.Y. Chazan
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ENGLISH EDITOR:
Boruch Merkur
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DVAR MALCHUS
MOSHIACH, THE
REBBE, AND THE
ENTIREGENERATION
In the same time period we have the
revelation of all three [alluded to by the
word miyad, spelled Mem-Yud-Daled]:
Mem (stands for Moshiach),* Yud (stands
for both names of my revered father inlaw, the Rebbe, Yosef Yitzchok), and Daled
(doram). * From Chapter Six of Rabbi Shloma
Majeskis Likkutei Mekoros (Underlined text
is the compilers emphasis.)
Translated by Boruch Merkur
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Dvar Malchus
elation is of the very essence of
G-d below, in this physical world,
with the true and complete redemption through Moshiach
Tzidkeinu, who is connected with
Moshe Rabbeinu The first redeemer is the final redeemer.
The latter concept is particularly relevant in the spirit of
what has been discussed several
times, namely, the interpretation
of the acronym MiYaD immediately as referring to Moshe,
Yisroel (Baal Shem Tov), and
Dovid Malka Meshicha. That is,
the generation that experienced
Mattan Torah, the first generation (the generation of Moshe)
joins with the final generation
(the generation who experiences
the redemption through Dovid
Malka Meshicha) by means of
the revelation of the Chassidus
of the Baal Shem Tov as well as
through our Rebbes our leaders,
his successors. Indeed, the dissemination of the wellsprings of
Chassidus brings about asi mar
the advent of the master this
refers to Malka Meshicha.
In accordance with the meaning of the word miyad (imme-
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HAKHEL:
THE HAMAN
ANTIDOTE
By Rabbi Gershon Avtzon
tolerate them.
The description of the Jewish
nation being scattered and dispersed was not only a reference to
a physical fact; it was also referring to the lack of emotional and
spiritual unity within the Jewish
people.
Since the decree came from the
lack of unity amongst the Jewish
people, it was necessary to make
gatherings of unity to unite them.
This would be the vessel for their
deliverance, and it was! The Rebbe
in that sicha (see Toras Menachem
5748, Volume 2 page 410) encourages all of us, especially in a
Shnas Hakhel, to make large gatherings and festive meals on Purim
and to include men, women and
children (with a proper Mechitza
of course).
The celebration of Purim is very much connected to
Moshiach.
In the Midrash Mishlei (9:2) it
is said that in the future time [of
Moshiach] all the festivals will be
annulled except Purim.
The Rambam (Hilchos Megilla
2:18) writes: All the books of the
Prophets and all the Holy Writings
will be nullified in the Messianic
era, with the exception of the Book
of Esther. It will continue to exist,
as will the five books of the Torah
and the halachos of the Oral Law,
which will never be nullified.
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CHABAD HISTORY
THE EMOTIONAL
FARBRENGEN OF
PURIM 5711
It was the first Purim farbrengen after the Rebbe
accepted the Chabad leadership. * The Rebbe
spoke about himself and about the nesius in
frightening terms until elder Chassidim asked
him to stop. * The Rebbe gave out mashke and
when the mashke was finished, he gave out
water. * The farbrengen lasted about seven and a
half hours, until morning. * A description of that
extraordinary farbrengen based on the diaries of
Tmimim and the sichos that were said.
By Menachem Ziegelboim
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niggunim was R Shmuel Zalmanov, author of Seifer HaNiggunim who began a special niggun. It is said that the Rebbe
Rashab learned this niggun when
he attended a wedding and it was
the niggun that the Rebbe Rayatz sang during davening when
he was in Moscow. The Rebbe
joined in, singing quietly and in
tears.
When they finished singing,
the Rebbe spoke about the Megilla, discussing the meaning of
the verse, And so, I will go to
the king, though it is unlawful
and explained that Achash-
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livelihood.
Upon concluding this sicha,
the Rebbe said they should sing
a happy niggun and said to sing
even more joyously and he even
conducted the rejoicing with his
holy hands.
Cups of mashke were distributed to the crowd and seeing this, the Rebbe said to bring
larger cups. With a big smile he
said with the mitzva of tzdaka
we find that there is an advantage
when you give the same sum,
broken down into smaller parts,
many times, but when it comes to
mashke there is no need to give
drop after drop!
The Rebbe also took a big cup
and drank from it. During the
farbrengen, the Rebbe drank a lot
of mashke and he told the participants to drink a lot, saying it was
necessary to go out of oneself,
and this is ad dlo yoda.
MENTLICK SPEAKING
LIKE THAT?
At the end of the fourth sicha,
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late:
The Rebbe, my father-inlaw, told me that on the last Simchas Torah of his fathers life,
in 5680, he asked his father to
recite for him a maamer Chassidus. His father said he would do
so on condition that he first take
mashke.
The Rebbe, my father-inlaw, went to his room and took a
cup of Arik (a very strong drink,
96% alcohol), and so that the
drinking of the mashke would
not confuse him in following the
maamer, he put his finger down
his throat and threw it up. Then
he went to his father and said he
fulfilled the condition. His father
said the maamer and then spoke
to him about the need to go out
of ones self and become a different person.
The Rebbe continued:
One needs to go out of their
essential being, each according to
his situation. For example, there
are those who think that when
they go out on the street with a
beard that is not rolled up or the
tie is not positioned properly, as
in the customs of the country,
that they are not in the category
of human being They must get
out of themselves! And similarly,
each person according to his situation, including avoda in matters of holiness, in Torah study
and the fulfillment of mitzvos, for
in these areas too there needs to
be a going out of ones existing
state.
When the Rebbe finished saying this, he instructed that the
Chassidim sing the soulful niggun of the Shpoler Zeide, Kol
BYaar, and he said that on Purim 5687/1927 referring to
that fateful farbrengen of giluyim
with the Rebbe Rayatz, when he
spoke about every Chassid being moser nefesh for spreading
Judaism after the farbrengen,
the famous Chassid, R Yaakov
The Rebbe began writing down the maamer, VKibel HaYehudim 5711
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Rayatzs personal gabbai. The
Rebbe found in him someone
to whom he could pour out his
heart: Regarding the dedication
of the second Bayis we find that
the elders who saw the first Bayis
wept. You, who were by the Rebbe [Rashab] and by the Rebbe,
my father-in-law, its a gvura on
your part that you dont cry It
is understandable with the Rebbe
Rashab, he had his only son take
his place, but now, who am I and
what am I?
Since the Rebbe did not want
all the Chassidim to hear this,
he told them to continue singing but here and there they could
hear some of his ominous words:
You have faith in G-d I am
just a conduit. You are mekushar
to me? You are mekushar to the
Rebbe! I fill his place only in one
respect.
The Rebbe continued: We
need to go out of ourselves. Although I have yet to go out of
myself, still, you do not need to
learn from me.
What is being said now I
hope I am not harming those
who go with simple faith, and he
continued talking with his eyes
closed. I dont know why this
matter comes to me [referring to
his being Rebbe and nasi].
The Chassidim feared hearing such kind of talk and some of
them began singing a niggun, but
the Rebbe said he wants to continue speaking.
We spoke about the need
for ad dlo yoda, that is probably what it is I feel this very
strongly and cannot go out of
myself When he said this, he
leaned his head on his hands and
while crying he said, Most likely,
you have no other choice and I
too have no other choice.
The Chassidim stood in their
places, overwrought. R Simpson went over to the Rebbe and
said that the Chassidim could not
listen to talk like this. Some elder Chassidim also went over to
the Rebbe and asked him to stop
talking this way. To one of them,
the Rebbe said: I am not extricating myself.
Since the topic of the nesius
had been opened, R Mentlick,
who stood behind the Rebbe,
spoke up and said, It is clearly
not so. You are the Rebbe and
it is one continuation and one
chain from the Alter Rebbe. R
Mentlick concluded by saying
he wants mashke from the Alter
Rebbe. The Rebbe smiled broadly and poured for him. Then he
continued pouring for another
few Chassidim.
Then the Rebbe continued
and revealed a glimpse into the
supernal world of souls that is
the dynastic chain of Lubavitch
words that have become a cornerstone of hiskashrus to the Rebbe
solely during this incredible
Purim farbrengen, when wine
enters and the secret emerges.
After the passing of the Rebbe
[Rashab], my father-in-law, the
Rebbe, once said that he does not
say nishmaso Eden (his soul resides in Gan Eden) regarding his
father for why say that when it
is easier and better to say, nishmaso bee (his soul resides inside
me). So too for the Rebbe I
do not say nishmaso Eden but
nishmaso bee!
At this point, the Rebbe wanted to sing the Dalet Bavos of
the Alter Rebbe. When they finished, they sang Nye Zhuritzi
Chloptzi.
The Rebbe then said:
I want to bless you and myself, as I once heard from the
Rebbe, my father-in-law, about
giving pidyonos (a written request
for blessing usually accompanied
by a monetary gift), that one can
do so by himself, especially at the
holy gravesite of Kvod kdushas
Adoneinu Moreinu vRabbeinu
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PARSHA THOUGHT
ILLUMINATING
GARMENTS
By Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
TWO STAGES
OF ASH REMOVAL
Among the services in the
Sanctuary entrusted to the Kohanim-Priests was the removal of
the ashes from the Altar. First the
Kohen would remove some ashes and place them near the Altar
where they would be absorbed by
the earth. The remainder of the
ashes would be taken out of the
camp.
What is the deeper significance of this rather strange Mitzvah of removing the ashes in two
stages and how does it relate to
our own lives today, particularly
now as we stand on the cusp of
the Final Redemption?
The purpose of an animal
sacrifice is to refine and elevate
our own internal animal. And the
goal is for it to be consumed by
and subsumed within the fiery
passion of the G-dly soul.
However, as we shall see there
are base aspects of our personalities that are comparable to ashes
that cannot be elevated. These
aspects of our personalities (the
ashes) must therefore be removed from the Altar and taken
outside of the camp. There is no
room for them in our lives.
This premise can be questioned. If ashes are such a negative symbol why would some of
them remain near the Altar? Furthermore, the Talmud states that
A SPIRITUAL SKIING
EXPERIENCE MISHAP
But there is also an attendant
danger to the humbling nature
that accompanies our spiritual
journey. The breaking of our
egos and the resultant feelings
of lowliness can degenerate into
depression. Initially, our sense
of lowliness is healthy because it
derives from a heightened awareness of G-d and our desire to get
closer to Him. Its not about us;
its about G-d.
However, since our egos have
not been completely neutralized,
this initial G-d oriented sense of
humility can morph into an egodriven deep depression. This
depression, the Mitteler Rebbe
writes, is not precipitated by Gdly awareness (as were the initial feelings of humility brought
on by ones meditation on G-ds
greatness). Rather, ironically, it
is a product of the ego itself! We
might be disappointed by our inadequacies because we have an
inflated expectancy of ourselves.
This, in turn, can lead inexorably
to a destructive downhill path to
getting angry at ourselves, and
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ultimately giving up trying to
grow.
The situation might even degenerate further. Once we feel
that we are spiritual failures, it
could start us down the slippery
slope into indifference. We lose
our desire to please G-d and instead look to please ourselves by
indulging in whatever will take
away our depression. So what
began as a spiritual journey might
actually end with a gradual fall
into the abyss. The entire sacrifice-prayer experience turns into
a spiritual skiing exercise which
ends when we smash into a tree
on our way down. Ouch!
That is why there are two
stages in the process of removing
the ashes. First we must not allow our spiritual growth to make
us arrogant. The more we climb
the proverbial ladder of prayer
realm of holiness.
We can now understand why
the Talmud states that the pile
of ashes during the Holidays
were the beauty of the Altar, because that pile was reserved for
the joyous festivals. In times of
true G-dly joy, the danger of the
ashes-humility degenerating into
depression did not exist. Hence,
it was an adornment to the Altar
because it demonstrated that the
feelings of self-abnegation engendered by their proximity to
the Holy Temple and the revelation of G-d therein were all positive.
ISAACS ASHES
With this analysis we can
answer a question posed by the
Rebbe on the statement in the
Midrash concerning the ashes
left on the Altar that Abraham
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ILLUMINATING GARMENTS
There is a hint in the Torah
that the removal of the ashes
concerns the Messianic Age.
The Torah commands the Kohen
to wear other-acheirim garments for the removal of the
ashes. Acheirim was also used
as a nickname for the great Talmudic Sage, Rabbi Meir. The
commentator, Or LaMeir (cited
in the anthology, Yalkut Geula
UMoshiach), writes that the
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MIRACLE STORY
EVEN MIRACLES
COME IN
THREES
R Yosef Yisroel HaKohen Ehrentreu is a wellknown figure in the Chabad community of
Tzfas. By his own choice, he remained in Crown
Heights with the Rebbe for six years, during
which he saw, heard, and felt the holiness of the
nasi hador. This is the first time that R Yosef has
publicized these three incredible miracle stories
he experienced with the Rebbe, each one with
its own thrilling finale.
By Nosson Avraham
Translated by Michoel Leib Dobry
Photos by Moshe Asulin
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get a word or a sentence out of
my mouth. During the early years
of my childhood, my father and
family members tried to help me
through various modes of treatments and support, but to no
avail.
As such a problem never existed in my family history before,
the doctors and other medical
experts rejected any geneticallybased diagnosis. Instead, they
attributed it to the traumatic experience that I had endured as a
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before our encounter at the Kosel, she had completed the conversion process by going to the
mikveh on Yud-Tes Kislev.
Later, the bachur who sent
me to her, Yisroel H., told me
that he had met her in Crown
Heights, visiting 770 and the
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
I havent a shadow of a
doubt that the Rebbe, who sees
from one end of the earth to the
other, arranged both for my stuttering to disappear and for that
woman, a descendant of the royal
family, to convert and return to
her people and her heritage,
said R Yosef Ehrentreu as he
concluded his amazing story.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
WITH A KNESSET MEMBER
In Tishrei 5744, I was privileged to spend the high holidays
in Beis Chayeinu. I was a bachur in Yeshivas Toras Emes
at the time, and the excitement
was at a fever pitch. I made every effort to be present at every
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perience was very exciting for
me. During kos shel bracha on
Motzaei Simchas Torah, I got in
line just like everybody else, and
when my turn came, the Rebbe
poured some wine into my cup
and gave me a bottle of mashke.
He then said that the mashke was
for a farbrengen at the Israel Torah Research Institute (ITRI) in
Yerushalayim. I took the bottle
and made my way out, totally
perplexed.
While I had taken part in
several Tanya classes in nonChabad yeshivos, I had never organized one nor had I done any
activities at the Litvishe ITRI
yeshiva. I had been at other yeshivos such as Yeshivas Kol Yehuda, the Bukharian yeshiva
in Kfar Chabad, and the Mirer
Yeshiva, but not at ITRI. My
amazement grew even stronger,
since the Rebbe would usually
give out bottles of mashke only
for special occasions. At that moment, I simply had no idea why
this privilege had come my way.
There were some avreichim
who suggested that this might
have been a case of crossed signals, i.e., perhaps the bottle was
meant for Rabbi Berel Shur ah,
who had passed by the Rebbe
just a few minutes earlier and
was known for the numerous
classes in Chassidus he organized at non-Chabad yeshivos in
Yerushalayim, including ITRI.
However, it was quite clear to me
that the Rebbe had not become
confused chv. I thought to myself for several days about what
possible connection I had to the
ITRI yeshiva. I finally went to
the Rebbes secretary, Rabbi Leibel Groner, and he referred me to
Rabbi Berel Shur, who had been
heavily involved in organizing
underground Chassidus classes,
to seek his advice. I went over to
him and told him the whole story,
but he failed to understand my
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A TIE FOR
SPREADING THE
WELLSPRINGS
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the mitzvah tank continued on its
way, I had to borrow some money in order to get back to 770.
This taught me a lesson, and
from then on, I made certain to
take a couple of dollars with me
for a subway ride back to Crown
Heights, just in case I needed it.
In Adar 5749, on a Tuesday night/Wednesday morning,
I had an incredible dream. Since
I usually didnt have meaningful
dreams, this one really amazed
me. I saw the Rebbe turning to
me and telling me in Yiddish, To
have greater success in spreading
the wellsprings, you have to wear
a tie.
I woke up shaking like a
leaf. According to the clock, it
was four oclock in the morning. At first, I thought to myself,
Dreams speak in vain. I tried to
go back to sleep, but I remained
wide awake in bed. Instead of
dozing off, I kept remembering all the Chassidic jokes about
those who are very into their tie
wardrobes. Anyone acquainted
with me knows that I dont go
for ties; were in two separate
worlds.
When daylight came, I went
to the mikveh and then headed to
770 for Chassidus seder. I tried
to immerse myself in my studies
and remove any thought of the
strange dream I had that night.
When the time came to
daven Shacharis, the traditional
path was formed and the Rebbe
entered the large shul. On his
way to his regular place on the
platform, the Rebbe stopped and
looked at me. I noticed that as
he was looking towards me, he
straightened his tie, moving it
from right to left and then back
again.
At first, I didnt connect this
gesture with my dream. But a few
moments later, after the Rebbe
had already reached his place
for davening, he turned around
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BITACHON BYTES
STEADY
PASSION
By Rabbi Zalman Goldberg
hen
living
with
constant
Bitachon
in Hashem, not only
is observing Torah
and Mitzvos in practice a given
but there will be internal feelings
towards Yiddishkait as well. Just
because one fulfills all the Mitzvos,
not necessarily is there conviction
and passion in his actions. It may
be a result of habit, tradition,
laziness to change, or just lack
of enthusiasm. Whatever the
cause, this is a sign that the main
enjoyment and focus of life may
be in areas other than Yiddishkait.
This is so even when the Mitzvos
are being observed to the fullest,
but without zest.
This message is alluded to in
this weeks parsha, when Hashem commands,
the fire on the altar should burn continuously and
should not be extinguished. This
could be applied to the altar, the
heart of a Yid, in which the fire
to Hashem should burn uninterruptedly. Interestingly there are
two altars, the inner golden alter
on which incense was offered,
and the outer copper alter where
all the animal sacrifices were
burned. The commandment to
have a constant fire burning was
specified for the outer altar. This
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THOUGHT
JOY
AS THE KEY
TO INNER
FREEDOM
The attribute of simcha, which is something we all
want, is accessible. The fact that a Jew feels that its
hard is an indication that he is on the wrong track,
because true simcha is an expression of an inner
truth and understanding, traits that are implanted
in us all. Still, we see that sadness and depression
undermine the functioning of thousands of talented
and intelligent people and drains the joie-de-vivre
out of many others. Why is it so hard for us to attain
simcha? * An interview with R Shloma Majeski,
menahel of Machon Chana and author of the book,
The Chassidic Approach to Joy. * Part 1 of 2.
By Menachem Ziegelboim
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Thought
The topic of simcha is associated with the Chassidic
movement. The question is,
why? Isnt simcha for everyone, whether they identify with
Chassidus or not, even goyim
(lhavdil)?
The simcha demanded of a
Jew is a simcha that results from
translating ideals into practical
action. Chassidus teaches us that
the life force, and even the very
existence of the world, depends
entirely on Hashem, at every
time and moment all of creation
is vivified, ex nihilo, from the
wisdom of the Blessed One who
provides life for all. Every component of Creation is united utterly with G-d. Without the Gdly force providing it with life,
nothing could exist.
This leads us to an understanding of divine providence.
Whatever happens, not just what
happens with human beings, but
even with plant life and inanimate
things, comes as a direct result of
G-ds will. And not only every
essential being in our world exists
thanks to the G-dly life within it;
also, anything that occurs in the
world happens because Hashem
made it so. Awareness of these
concepts brings us directly to
simcha because a person who realizes that whatever happens to
him is controlled by G-d is certainly happy.
If a person is lacking in this
simcha, it is as though he is saying that what happens to him is
not connected with G-d, G-d
forbid. Or G-d brought this bitter experience upon him and
He seemingly isnt good to him.
This is a heretical thought and
is akin to denying G-d. A person who believes that Hashem is
responsible for everything that
occurs and believes that G-d is
good, must perforce believe that
everything that happens to him
is good. And it just seems to be
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our thoughts on whatever we
choose.
If a person only understood
that he has the ability to stop
thinking about a certain thing, he
would immediately let go of that
thought. The moment he does,
he will stop feeling so much pain
and sorrow.
You maintain that a person
should be serene and happy by
diverting his mind from thinking disturbing thoughts. When
we speak about substantive
psychological issues (and not
just passing occurrences in our
lives) isnt it better for a person to feel the pain when things
arent as they should be so that
the pain spurs him on to improve the situation? If a person
doesnt feel the pain, the problem (whether material or spiritual) will remain unresolved?
Awareness of pain and sadness has not proven to be beneficial. Very often, sadness has a
paralyzing effect which drains a
person of strength and prevents
him from solving his problems.
You can divide sadness into
two general categories: 1) that
which spurs on positive change,
and 2) that which strengthens the
negative situation. How can we
know which category our feeling belongs to? Actually, while
we are struggling with feelings
of guilt, regret or hurt, it is likely
that it will be difficult to figure
out which category it is. Only after a while can we tell, based on
the results.
For example, a person has
a hard time sleeping despite
the late hour because he thinks,
There were so many things I
wanted to do last month and I
didnt do them. I didnt do this
and I didnt do that ... He continues this train of thought until
he concludes, I am a failure.
Then all the stress of the month
weighs on him and he feels frus-
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Thought
hidden in man. That is how one
builds personal strength. When a
person experiences genuine joy,
his strength increases and he is
able to overcome personal obstacles that in the past interfered
with his functioning. He is open
and friendly with others and fills
them with simcha too. He radiates bitachon in Hashem and
thanksgiving for all the good G-d
gave him.
There is both a destructive
form of joy, as well as a joy that
makes a person stronger than he
was before. When a person allows himself to be free, with no
direction, this is destructive. Picture what would happen if you
took your hands off the steering
wheel while driving quickly down
an intercity highway with a lot of
traffic. The highway of life demands our attention no less than
any other highway.
A person who does not believe
in G-d and does not acknowledge the G-dly foundation within
him will either be completely immersed in himself or he will live
an empty life. There is no other
option for him, because he is unaware of anything outside of his
own existence. When a person
believes in G-d and understands
that Hashem is the very founda-
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TZIVOS HASHEM
FISH
FOR PURIM
By Nechama Bar
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kingdom. The paper
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passed around so everyone could productive on your
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sign their names.
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sign, the door opened and in than the Jews, he declared. imagine that it was Mordechai
walked a nobleman who looked Then he tore the paper up in HaYehudi who came to save us
particularly distinguished. He front of the astonished eyes again in the month of Adar.
was wearing a fine uniform of all present. Without saying
which was decorated with
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