פורים, ה'תשל"ב

"And you shall rejoice with your Festivals," A lively Holiday classic.

Haman, bitter enemy of the Jews, said of their misdeeds, “the Jewish nation is slumbering.” Even their worst enemy perceived that a Jew’s heart is inseparable from G-d. The Jew is merely asleep sometimes, and his heart’s true desire cannot be expressed th...

A Lively Chassidic Niggun.

“Jump, Cossack, Jump”. Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Shpoleh, the “Shpoler Zeide” danced to this song in competition against a cossack to gain the freedom of a poor, Jewish innkeeper.

Chassidim sing a lively Nigun to the opening verse of the Purim Megillah: “Now it came to pass in the days of Achashverosh - Achashverosh who reigned from Hodu to Cush, one hundred twenty-seven provinces.”

"On that night the king's sleep was disturbed…" Taken literally this verse refers to King Achashverosh. But the Midrash explains a deeper dimension: "The sleep of the King of the universe was disturbed" - G-d Himself "woke up."

How Purim emphasizes the feminine aspect of Torah, which was missing until then.

It is rare for all students of one age group to be on the same academic level in their learning. Dividing the students into smaller classes - one more advanced than the other - creates a healthy incentive for all the students to grow.

The Rebbe distributes bottles of L’chaim for Jewish communities in the Land of Israel.

The Midrash relates that when Mordechai learned of Haman’s wicked plot, he immediately gathered 22,000 Jewish children to study Torah with them. This caused a commotion on High, eliciting Divine mercy.