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Purim 5732 English SIchas 1-3

Выпуск: Purim 5732 English SIchas 1-3. Темы: kashrut, health_mind. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש. However, we see an aspect of Purim which is greater than the festivals, and even greater than Shabbos: The purpose of the Festivals is to rejoice, “You shall rejoice in your festivals,” and despite this, the festive celebration is limited: The Jewish Court would send messengers to ensure the joy didn’t cause the people to go beyond reasonable limits. The true miracle – the ‘might’ of this miracle that distinguished it from all other miracles, says Rashbi, was that “On that night, the king’s sleep was disturbed.” The fact that Achashverosh could not sleep causing him to request the book of records be read to him, which related that Mordechai had saved his life, and Achashverosh asked, “How was he rewarded?” the ministers responding: “He was never rewarded”— this, the Talmud relates, was the essence of the miracle which set-off the other events of the Purim story. We must understand; how can the Jew’s actions be influenced by reading, studying and contemplating this event in the Megillah – how will he improve be pondering “On that night, the king’s sleep was disturbed?” When one reads about the Jews’ fasting and weeping, we learn that by praying to G-d, G-d fulfills our request. The answer: The Midrash teaches that although the simple meaning of the verse “On that night the king’s sleep was disturbed” refers to Achasverosh, –and the literal translation of the verse is certainly true– in a deeper sense, the description of this event also aludes to another event: On that night, the sleep of the King of the universe was, so-to-speak, disturbed. And on that night, the “Sleep of the King of the universe was disturbed.” That night G-d, awoke from a ‘sleep’ regarding the plight of Jews; rather, “the King’s sleep was disturbed.” And this ‘awakening’ by G-d resulted in Achashverosh’s sleep being disturbed; which set-off the entire chain of events which resulted in Haman’s decree being nullified. This is why the Midrash explains that the essence of the Purim miracle was the disturbance of Achashverosh’s sleep, which occurred upon the Jews’ request, “Awaken G-d, why do you sleep,” G-d awakened from His “rest” and evoked the essence of the miracle, until, “it was turned upside down.” Bu

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