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Purim Summary

The festival of PURIM has similarities to the festival of CHANUKAH
Both are concerned with the deliverance of the Jewish people form the threat of total destruction, but by very different means.
This might be why they are side by side in the daily prayer book

Purim
is the story of a beautiful woman, who may or may not already be married to her protector Mordechai, who lands up in the King’s harem, not quite what a nice Jewish girl would do, but then she becomes queen and faced with the threat of the destruction of the Jewish people by Haman, she turns the tables and Haman and his ten sons are hanged. It seems a story with a bending of a few rules but Chanukah is just the opposite .

Chanukah
in is the story of a group of zealous, orthodox, pious` priests, who, with a strong belief in God, take on the whole Greek army and defeat them. They are so zealous about precise following of the law that they wont use just any oil for the lighting of the Menorah but must have pure sanctified oil, which by a miracle is provided.

Start of Purim

Nubuchadnezzar
The purim story really starts with the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem by Nubuchadnezzar and the exile of the Jews to Babylon. Amongst the exiles were Mordechai and Esther.
It was during this exodus that we have the popular song on the banks of Babylon.
Ezekiel’s Chariot vision
Also it was this period that we have the an amazing visions of Ezekiel and the chariot
Prophets highly respected
These were the days when the prophets words had great meaning and every one hang and on their words. Nobody would do anything this disrespectful of the prophets words. they waited for the seventy years is to end, to return to Jerusalem and see the temple rebuilt
Baltthazar
Balthazar was King of Babylon. He was also watching the seventy year prophecy.
He mistakenly
thought that there 70 years had passed and that Jewish god had not yet redeemed his people. He was overjoyed. The Jewish people were anxious and dismayed, had their god really deserted them, had he really allowed to the destruction of his temple, which their whole lives revolved around. Has he really allowed them to be tortured and like this, murdered starved and exiled.
The feast
To celebrate the passing of the 70 years, bath also ordered a magnificent feast. Babettes feasts was modeled after this.
The Writing on the wall
In the middle of the feasting of there appeared a moving hand writing on the wall. This is the origin of the famous expression “writing on the wall”
Rembrandt
Rembrandt immortalised this moment in his famous painting. Menbe mene tikel Upharsin meaning weighed measured found wanting and divided. Written vertically rather than horizontally.
Balthazar killed
Balthazar was killed that night and the Jews were taken to Persia.
Ahasuarus
feast
It was a few years later the new King Ahasuerous arose and he also miscalculated the year of the prophesy. He also celebrated that the Jews had been forgotten by their god
Vashti
During the feast he called on his wife to attend a feast, wearing the crown, and she refused saying, “no stable boy he is going to order me about.” That this meant she would wear nothing but a the crown, but she had a growth which made her look ugly. The Mid rash tells us that she acquired this ugly lump because she was cruel to the Jewish girls who worked for her.
Vashti was the Balthazar’s grand-daughter at the time of the Persian invasion and a Haman was the cavalry officer, since Vashti said no stable boy he is going to order around. She was executed for this rash statement and Esther was found to replace her.
The Megillah
give us an excellent fascinating story of how Esther foiled Haman’s plans and saved the Jewish people.

Purim Summary The festival of PURIM has similarities to the festival of CHANUKAH Both are concerned with the deliverance of the Jewish people form the threat of total destruction, but by very different means. This might be why they are side by side in the daily prayer book Purim is the story of a beautiful woman, who may or may not already be married to her protector Mordechai, who lands up in the King’s harem, not quite what a nice Jewish girl would do, but then she becomes queen and faced with the threat of the destruction of the Jewish people by Haman, she turns the tables and Haman and his ten sons are hanged. It seems a story with a bending of a few rules but Chanukah is just the opposite . Chanukah in is the story of a group of zealous, orthodox, pious` priests, who, with a strong belief in God, take on the whole Greek army and defeat them. They are so zealous about precise following of the law that they wont use just any oil for the lighting of the Menorah but must have pure sanctified oil, which by a miracle is provided. Start of Purim Nubuchadnezzar The purim story really starts with the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem by Nubuchadnezzar and the exile of the Jews to Babylon. Amongst the exiles were Mordechai and Esther. It was during this exodus that we have the popular song on the banks of Babylon. Ezekiel’s Chariot vision Also it was this period that we have the an amazing visions of Ezekiel and the chariot Prophets highly respected These were the days when the prophets words had great meaning and every one hang and on their words. Nobody would do anything this disrespectful of the prophets words. they waited for the seventy years is to end, to return to Jerusalem and see the temple rebuilt Baltthazar Balthazar was King of Babylon. He was also watching the seventy year prophecy. He mistakenly thought that there 70 years had passed and that Jewish god had not yet redeemed his people. He was overjoyed. The Jewish people were anxious and dismayed, had their god really deserted them, had he really allowed to the destruction of his temple, which their whole lives revolved around. Has he really allowed them to be tortured and like this, murdered starved and exiled. The feast To celebrate the passing of the 70 years, bath also ordered a magnificent feast. Babettes feasts was modeled after this. The Writing on the wall In the middle of the feasting of there appeared a moving hand writing on the wall. This is the origin of the famous expression “writing on the wall” Rembrandt Rembrandt immortalised this moment in his famous painting. Menbe mene tikel Upharsin meaning weighed measured found wanting and divided. Written vertically rather than horizontally. Balthazar killed Balthazar was killed that night and the Jews were taken to Persia. Ahasuarus feast It was a few years later the new King Ahasuerous arose and he also miscalculated the year of the prophesy. He also celebrated that the Jews had been forgotten by their god Vashti During the feast he called on his wife to attend a feast, wearing the crown, and she refused saying, “no stable boy he is going to order me about.” That this meant she would wear nothing but a the crown, but she had a growth which made her look ugly. The Mid rash tells us that she acquired this ugly lump because she was cruel to the Jewish girls who worked for her. Vashti was the Balthazar’s grand-daughter at the time of the Persian invasion and a Haman was the cavalry officer, since Vashti said no stable boy he is going to order around. She was executed for this rash statement and Esther was found to replace her. The Megillah give us an excellent fascinating story of how Esther foiled Haman’s plans and saved the Jewish people.




	. Thus fulfilling the request of Esther:"let Haman's ten sons be hanged"
	Of the 23 Nazi war criminals on trial in Nuremberg , 11 were in fact sentenced to death by hanging. Two hours before the hanging, Goering committed suicide, so that only 10 were hung When they examined Goering they found him to be wearing women's underwear. Could this be connected with the suicide of Haman's daughter when she mistakenly threw her chamber pot over her father, mistaking him for Mordechai
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	The Purim story is told in the book called MEGILLAS ESTHER, which is one of the 5 Meggillot of the 26 books of the Tanach, another word for the Old Testament. This book was the last one accepted in the cannon of the Old Testament before it was closed MEGILLAS ESTHER Gilui Revealed....................... Nistar hidden Presence of God revealed.........................Presence of God Hidden EIN SOF.........................AYIN The story is rich in Paradoxes about what is hidden and what is revealed. For this reason we wear costumes ,masks, disguises, as hints to a higher meaning The story ,like all biblical stories can be understood at different levels of sophistication in accordance with the 4 levels of the Pardes story PESHAT Title simply means "the story of Esther" and includes the story that can easily be understood by a child. Megillah in the Yiddishe vernacular means a too long story REMES But translation is a Remes to a higher meaning. Megillat is from gilui revelation Esther from nistar Hidden Revelation of God everywhere Ein Sof Even in the nothingness of being hidden Like the Hidden Afikomen holding the secrets. DROSHA. Our problem is is to find God when he seems missing or hidden. Where is our Hidden God? When People doubt and ask where is our God? Amalek strikes The Rebbe’s opinions and views were without Doubt When Moses was a day later the people didn't’t trust Exile in Babylon, Where is our God In Egypt take us back to Egypt ....... When Mordechai thought Esther doubted he reassured her that if she was afraid to go to the king our help would come from some where else. ............ "Me ayin yavo ezri" famous psalm. From whence cometh my help?.. My help cometh from........ But Ayin also means Nothingness Ayin is another name for God On Pesach we talk about humility nullifying one self. Pesach we talk about being obgeblosen ( Yiddish Blown Up an inflated view of ourselves) Full of ourselves Ego narcissism it seems there is no place for God. 2 pieces of paper from the Mussar rabbis Ill give you £100 if you can show me where God is!!! I'll give you £10000 if you can show me where God is Not SOD That we are made in the image of God. Tzelem Elokim Find GOD within us. This is the ultimate secret. Where is God hiding within me?
	SEFER YETSIRA A most venerated book, Purported to be written by Abraham Aveinu,. describes the 10 Sephirot, as in the adjacent Diagram. More detail see Sephirot AYIN and EIN SOF are two of God's Names referred to in Sefer Yetsira First two letters of Esther name Aleph Sof, hinting, ( Remes), at connection with Ein Sof All the Sephirot are referred to in the Megillah Malchus Kingdom 1 most frequently mentioned 2 first sentence of every chapter. 3 How many chapters 10. 3 King Ahasuarus but means the King of Kings 4 Ketter always together with Malchus …the royal crown. REF diagram Sephira Yetsira says the beginning is in the end and the end is in the beginning. Like the flame which is bound to the coal. So the diagram is circular Hod Grace and Gratitude Hod is frequently mentioned . We see it in the first sentence Melech me HODu ad Kush Netsach means Victory and Eternity It is the only Sephira absent in the Megillah but, paradoxically it is the only Sephira mentioned in the Tanach.. VICTORY The Jews will Always have Victory over enemies ETERNITY Jews will exist to eternity (Ein Sof) Messianic times it will be the only festival we celebrate "And these days of Purim shall never disappear from among the Jews nor shall their commemoration ever cease from among their seed." The Hebrew expression “lo yasuf "shall never cease" (Sof -end) in the above verse recalls the term Ein SOF , Megillah says (9:28 Esther asked the community to fast for three days Thereby we reaffirmed our love and fear of God. We have to constantly reaffirm to commitment to God

		SEFER YETSIRA PAGE 1:1 With 32 mystical paths of Wisdom engraved Yah the Lord of Hosts And He created His universe with three books (Sepharim),, 1. with text (Sepher) Text 2. with number (Sephar) Gematria 3. with communication (Sippur) Story. PAGE 1:2 10 Sephirot of Nothingness The sephirot 22 Foundation Letters: The alphabet Total 32 Gematria 32 includes Heart- Lev, Glory -Kevod, 32 teeth, 32 Vertebra
	An interesting Midrashic story tells us that G-d held the mountain over our heads and threatened that unless we accept the Torah He will drop it on our Heads, thereby forcing us to accept the Torah. The people complained that they accepted the Torah under Duress. Our re acceptance of torah was when Esther arranged for the community to fast for 3 days and pray for deliverance for the time that she will approach the King to rescind his Order to destroy the Jewish people. A Midrash tells us that at Purim we reaffirmed our love and fear of God. Netsach is referred to at the beginning before we read Megillah and at end after the reading, It surrounds the Megillah a little like Ein Sof. Havdalah ...We say in Havdala. "ora vesimchcha vesason vayikar" coming from the Megillah And there are the 4 mizvos of Purim Reading Megillah Eat and drink Shalag matanos connecting people Charity Full application of life A Short story: Parents noticed that there little daughter was always talking to her new baby brother, but as soon as they came near she would stop talking. One day they hid behind the door to hear her saying, " Oh baby, baby , remind me what God sounds like, I am beginning to forget". WE should always be seeking for the hidden (Esther) presence of God