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  Mordechai Litzman -2 years ago

  Insight into Purim Katan

  You see that small children (katan) are always happy for no reason. We were created Betzelem Elokim, and you can see it more revealed in small children . Perhaps this simcha, after meditating on it,  enables us to feel it later in life when we have been exposed to all the difficulties in life.

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  Rina -2 years ago

  Dear Rabí, can you give us more tools how can we establish first Tamid? Spiritually with G-d and physically with our spouse simultaneously? Who comes first? Relationship with a spouse or with H-shem?

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

  Someone commented...

  Wow how beautifully Simcha is infused in each Jewish festivals so differently so that everything becames a joy for a Jew and Jew can be in a awhh and celebrating mode throughout the year beautiful

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  Esther Roos-Shalem -2 years ago

  Shabbat shalom with a lot of joy🙏

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

  Someone commented...

  And how genius of the Rabbinum to see the importance of Simcha, and if the ISRAELITES are joyous and happy it will make HaShem happy eventually. ..such beautiful concept

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

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  The Rebbe's systematic thinking eclipsed by his social vision and outreach. Right. That's because there are, BH, many great systematic thinkers among Jewish leaders and rabbis. E.g. Brisk. But ONLY the Rebbe had such a broad social vision and implementation. On that he stands out and his other "maylis" take second place.

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

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  The Simcha of Purim higher than that of Sinchas Torah because the Simcha instituted by the rabbonim voluntarily self initiated rather than compliance with "Orders". And Purim Koton even greater than Purim because the latter instituted by Mordechai, a Novi, whereas Purim koton instituted by non-neviim regular rabbis. Why? Because we couldn't let an Adar go by without the Simcha of even a Purim koton!

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

  Someone asked and commented...

  2 bookends of that section of shulchan oruch signify fear of Hashem and Simcha.
  But....what about Ahavas Hashem? I guess that's the whole middle of Oruch Chaim
  
  Which Simcha is greater? The Simcha of Sukkos or Simchas Torah, a dorita instituted by Hashem OR Purim, a Simcha instituted by the rabbonim? I think it's the Simcha instituted by the rabbonim. Hashem has some pleasure that we comply with His Mitzvos, but I think He has MORE Simcha from mitzvos instituted by the rabbis. Like when He said "my children have defeated me" and the fact that we are not mere obedient robots, but ALSO PARTNERS with Hashem. Like a bris

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  Sara Metzger -2 years ago

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  Notice that pesach sheni comes AFTER pesach and came about because those who carried Yosef's bones couldn't participate. Conversely, purim koton comes BEFORE purim and comes about even though all cam participate in purim and no one loses out
  of Shulchan aruch.

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    Sara Metzger -2 years ago

    "if I'm not mistaken" purim is the last yom tov, the last yom tov instituted by the rabbis. And so it comes dafka last in that section of Shulchan aruch.

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

• February 10, 2022
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• 9 Adar I 5782
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