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

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 — boundless joy.

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 I have to offer them?” The Rebbetzin responded, “They want to know what you heard from your Rebbe.” “In that case,” the Alter Rebbe exclaimed, “I will teach them and teach them…”