Ep. 536: What Does Purim Teach Us About Today’s Wars With Our Enemies?
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And in merit of Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana Althaus
Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros ben Miriam and Sarah bas Rochel Althaus
Topics:
What lessons can we learn from Tes Adar – 85 years later?
- Why was coming to America a new era in history? 01:34
Purim
- What does Purim teach us about today’s wars with our enemies? 10:45
- Destroy your enemy before they hurt you 12:40
- Jewish pride: Do not bow to anyone 14:42
- Prayer and faith
- Unity
- Joy
- Can we compare Hamas to Haman and Iran to Persia? 13:42
- Is there a connection between the redemption of Purim and the final redemption? 38:07
- Why will Purim be the only holiday that we will celebrate in the future? 37:30
- Why was it so important that Mordechai not bow to Haman? After all, Jacob bowed to Esau. 18:48
- If Esther could violate one of the three cardinal sins to save the Jewish people, why couldn’t Mordechai bow to Haman for the same reason? 15:40
- Is there a way today to replicate the Rebbe’s hurrah hurrah hurrah that eliminated Stalin? 24:48
- How do we justify the killing of 75,000 enemies? 31:08
- Why do we praise the Jews for not taking spoils when they killed so many people? 33:50
- Why the need for a second decree? 28:28
- Why does fasting annul decrees? 41:30
- Why then don’t we fast or wear sackcloth today in honor of the hostages? 41:32
- What is the significance of Purim falling out on a Friday? 36:44
- How can we explain the obligation of drinking on Purim until we can’t distinguish between blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman?! 51:26
- How could Rabba “kill” Reb Zeira on Purim? 54:05
- What do we learn from this incident? 56:50
- Does this story indicate that we ought to be careful how much Chassidus to learn? 57:04
- How could Esther have relations with Achashverosh, especially according to the opinion that she was married? 58:37
- Why do we wear Purim costumes? 01:01:48
- What is the origin of the “Purim Torah”? 01:01:48
- Why is Purim a holiday in which things are turned inside out and upside down? 01:01:48
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