פורים, ה'תשמ"ג

1. We have been taught: “Open with a Blessing,” i.e. whenever Jews meet together, or hold a Farbrengen, they should begin their statements with blessings; as the verse declares “Blessed are those who come in the name of the L‑rd.” The above is particularl...

The Alter Rebbe once opened the window and saw a large crowd assembling, expecting a Farbrengen. He shut the window and wanted to hide. His wife, Rebbetzin Sterna, asked what was the matter. “A large crowd is gathering! What do they want from me? What do ...

Mordechai gathered thousands of Jewish children to study Torah and pray to G-d to save the Jews from annihilation. Only when the innocent voices of the children ascended On High, did the Almighty annul the decree and replace it with the opposite — boundle...

At the end of the Purim Farbrengen, the Rebbe requests a medley of lively Chasidic Nigunim.

א. פותחין בברכה שלימות ענין הברכה ("פותחין בברכה") – כאשר היא הן בענינים רוחניים והן בענינים גשמיים (אלא שהרוחניות גוברת על הגשמיות), ונמשכת על כל השנה כולה (ובפרט ביום הפורים, שאינו אלא יום א' פעם א' בשנה); כאשר הברכה נאמרת מכל הלב, ה"ה פועלת פעולתה במקב...