Purim:
- Our joy and clapping and dancing on Purim make us worthy of receiving
the Torah in
its two aspects, revealed and hidden. For the great revelation that came
about through
Mordechai and Esther was `receiving the Torah.' Through this we are able
to fulfill the
mitzva of counting the Omer in the proper way. The kelipah of Haman the
Amalekite (may h
is name be blotted out) is crushed. The force of pride, idolatry and atheism
is broken.
Great faith, holy wisdom and true life and length of days are brought into
the world. The
severity of God's harsh judgements is sweetened, and all the harsh decrees
against Israel
are revoked (10:8).
- Purim is a preparation for Pesach. Through the mitzvah of Purim we are
protected
from chametz on Pesach (Likutey Moharan II, 74).
There is some more material on Purim. Just follow the links!
God willing I’ll add more. Go to the index page to see if I
did.
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