There is a prevalent practice in many places that children perform a “Purim shpiel” in which the entire story of the Megilla is staged. In it, an actor plays the role of Mordechai, Ester, Charovona, etc. The play requires an actor to fill the role of “Haman” as well.
Who even thinks of Ester’s ongoing suffering? Ester is a tragic figure of private suffering, so unique in her role and destiny that no one even cries for her… * Like Mordechai HaTzaddik, the Rebbe sits at the Gates of Geula, clothed in sackcloth, his face streaming tears. He protests the endless exile and screams “ad masai?!”
When I mock another Jew, I am, in fact, essentially mocking and making fun of Hashem, so to speak. Because a Jew is one with Hashem
Perhaps the most powerful paradox and most relevant to us is the way the Rebbe treasured every small effort. Not one Mitzvah was insignificant. And yet, no matter how much one accomplished, the Rebbe did not let us rest on our laurels; he was never satisfied and wanted us to never be satisfied
As a homework assignment, a teacher asked his sixth graders to write an essay on the subject: “What does it mean to say thank you?”
As a result of a social media misunderstanding, thousands of Jewish women worldwide got together two Tuesdays ago, 22 Adar I (February 26) for gatherings of song, prayer and dance, to help usher in Geula (the final redemption).
The Alter Rebbe was a close student of the Mezritcher Maggid. When the Maggid passed away, two tzaddikim committed to spreading Chassidus and leading the Jewish people. One was Rabbi Avraham the Malach, the son of the Maggid, who moved to Volhin. The other was Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk who lived in Russia.
March 22, 2019