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What is the language of origin for the word 'Pur'?
Persian.
Mordechai asked three children "פסוק לי פסוקך" (Tell me your verse). Where were they coming from?
from school.
The Gemara says the yidden were "נהנו" (enjoyed) the feast. Why is "enjoying" it worse than just "eating" there?
It showed they cared about the King’s honor.
For a holy person, physical wine is a tool to reach "יינה של תורה" (The Wine of Torah). What does this "Wine" represent?
The secrets of the Torah (סוד).
What is Mendel Beitsh hat company, style, and size?
Borsalino, Trionfo, 58
What is the lesson of the sicha?
that even when a yid deals with weekday stuff he knows enclosed in it is higher than nature.
The second child quoted a verse from ישעיהו saying, "עֻצוּ עֵצָה וְתֻפָר דַּבְּרוּ דָבָר וְלֹא יָקוּם כִּי עִמָּנוּ אֵ-ל." What detail did he add about his studies?
שהוא פסק שם (He stopped his studies there).
The Rebbe says a person shouldn't just "sew pockets" without having money. What does "sewing pockets" mean in real life?
Doing work/effort.
Why did the intense spiritual light cause כלות הנפש for Rav Zeira, but Rabba was able to stay alive?
Rabba had a larger capacity (מוחין דגדלות) to hold the light, while Rav Zeira was overwhelmed by the intensity.
Where did Levi Goldman go to school in 8th grade and who did he board with.
Chicago Cheder. Leibel Lazaroff
The Megillah translates 'Pur' to 'hu haGoral.' How does the Sicha later explain what “hu haGoral“ means?
The Rebbe explains that 'Hu haGoral' means למעלה מהשתלשלות.
Mordechai felt "שמחה גדולה" (great joy) after hearing the children, yet he immediately put on שק ואפר (sackcloth and ashes). Why?
The joy was for the (potential), while the mourning was to activate it בפועל (in actuality).
Esther fasted for 3 days, which made her look weak. Why did she do this if she needed to look beautiful for the King?
She showed that hashems help is the main thing, and the "natural way" is just a cover.
Rav Zeira refused because "לא בכל שעתא ושעתא מתרחיש ניסא." What is the deep reason a miracle doesn't happen "every time" in this context?
Rav Zeira feared that eventually, his neshama wouldn't want to come back, or the miracle of return wouldn't be granted because it goes against the main goal of this world.
How many siblings does Chaim Aryeh Jacobson have in his family, and which number is he?
9 Siblings, 4th
What is the Rebbe's 'bank' example regarding natural and spiritual efforts?
You need the spiritual 'check' before you can 'cash it' naturally
The three פסוקים represent a progression of אמונה. The third possuk("אני עשיתי ואני אשא") represents the highest level. What is this level?
The rules of nature do not apply to a yid at all.
The Rebbe cites the רמב"ם regarding the word "קרי" (chance). How does this concept explain why Haman was able to issue the decree?
When yidden treat their relationship with hashem as "casual" or "by chance," hashem relates to them through the harsh, unprotected laws of "chance”.
Why does the Rebbe reject the idea that this story is just a משל?
Because of רב אפרים. (A legal authority who wanted to cancel the Halacha based on the story, proving the danger was a real, physical event).
What is Simcha Fayershteyn nickname?
Booonim
Which 2 things does the rebbe bring to show that a yid is always thinking about hashem?
שם שמים שגור בפיו and he writes b”h on his letters even about weekday stuff
Which quote from chazal does the rebbe bring to show that the yidden were forced to accept the Torah on shavuos?
“כפה עליהם הר כגיגית”
According to the תנחומא, a sheep among 70 wolves survives only because of the Shepherd. Why did the Purim miracle have to be "נס המלובש בטבע" (a miracle clothed in nature)?
Because the sin they did was lowering themselves into nature. (The solution had to mirror the problem; hashem showed He controls the "natural" strings too).
Rabba invited Rav Zeira back the next year. How does the Rebbe explain this invitation without making Rabba look insensitive?
He wanted to give him the peak experience again. He knew he could perform the miracle of תחיית המתים to bring him back afterward.
How many miles exactly are between Menachem Lowenstein and Chaikel Katzman houses?
4,584.49