23a. Ish Yehudi 5736 (Purim Ma’amar) Class One.This class (first half of the Ma’amar) addresses first of all that to understand Mordechai(‘s name) you must appreciate that he is a Galus “Rebbe” (אכתי עבדי דאחשוירוש אנן) and this is why his name must be בן יאיר בן שמעי בן קיש.Mordechai’s personality is the basis of...

23b. Ish Yehudi 5736 (Purim Ma’amar) Class Two.This class discusses the words ושמו מרדכי the word “name” comes before the actual name (Mordechai); this phenomena is consistent with Kedusha and is true of Hashem Himself ושמי הוי’ה.The Rebbe explains the idea behind this. There’s God (אנכי) who has no relationship with anything; then there’s ושמי...