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Murder At a Purim Feast?!

In One of the Strangest Talmudic Stories, One Sage Slaughters His Colleague During Their Purim Drinking

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In one of the most bizarre Talmudic stories (Megilah 7b), two of the greatest Talmudic sages feast on Purim together. They are inebriated and one of them slaughters his friend. The next day he brings him back to life. The following year he invites his colleague for another Purim meal.

This fascinating class, based on an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, re-invents the meaning of the story and applies it to our daily struggle to link heaven and earth. As the wine of Torah flowed like water, the soul left Its container.

This class is based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 31 Purim.

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Mendel -2 years ago
If Raba was able to daven and bring Reb Zeira back to life after he learnt secrets of the torah, why didn't Aaron, or someone else daven and bring Nodov and Aviyhu back to life after they passed away?

Thank you!
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miriam hefetz -3 years ago
i was wondering why raba picked r'zeira from all the other tanuim but perhaps one can say that a 'small' person is a humble person (like shmuel... מעיל קטן עשתה לו אמו") ..... and like you said, one has to put aside their ego in order to get to that higher place.
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m. hefetz -3 years ago
i listened to this shiur last year but am glad i listened again. i enjoyed it and understood it the second time even better than the first. thank you. m. hefetz, yerushalayim
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Michael Brand -4 years ago
שפתיים ישקו
This is one of my favorite shiurim to listen to. Absolutly marvelous piece of Torah! Ben Yehodaya also explains the Gemorah in the same direction.
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- Anonymous -4 years ago
  Ben Yehoyada I meant
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Michael Brand -4 years ago
שפתיים ישקו
This is one of my favorite shiurim to listen to. Absolutly marvelous piece of Torah! Ben Yehodaya also explains the Gemorah in the same direction.
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