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Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff A Yom Tov named Purim. This class addresses several questions related to Purim: 1) Why use a Persian name for this Yom Tov? 2) Why use a name that reminds us of the tragedy rather than the miracle? 3) Why is G-d’s name never mentioned in the Megilla? and...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff Love beyond reason. This class explores the two concepts in hashgacha (providence) 1) Klalis (general) and 2) Protis (detailed). this is then applied to the story of Purim. This class provides a good example of how Chassidic philosophy brings sparkling clarity to a mysterious Torah question. In this case,...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff Kreplach and a jug of wine. This class starts out with two stories that deepen the explanation of the Baal Shem Tov’s view of hashgacha pratis (specific Divine providence). This background provides the tools to further clarify why the Yom Tov of Purim is named after a lottery intended...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff The fast of Esther. This class begins with a short and clear discussion of the concept in Chassidus of tzimtzum (G-d “removes Himself” and yet is revealed at the core level). Then Rabbi Paltiel brings to life the situation of Mordechai and Esther after Haman’s evil plot was hatched....

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff An Inner Need for Teshuva. This class takes us into the choice of Mordechai and Esther To do teshuva personally (to repent) and to urge the Jewish people to Teshuva as a strategy to overcome the evil decree. The sicha then addresses how the behavior of the jews of...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp 189 ff You can not Withdraw From An Empty Account. The class focuses on how important spiritual health is even when we are not the least bit aware of it. The section of the sicha discussed includes a moving analogy regarding the state of our accounts with Hashem (G-d). The...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff The Purim- Yom Kippur connection. There is a short summary at the beginning of the class of the entire series up to this point. The class then moves into a fascinating explanation of the connection between Purim and Yom Kippur. Understanding this connection gives new meaning to the entire...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff The message of a miracle. This class begins with a short summary of the Purim- Yom Kippur connection. The main topic of this class is miracles. Specifically a comparison of the two different types of miracles discussed in Chassidus- those that break the natural order versus those that occur...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff The highest unity. The discussion of miracles continues and expands into an exploration of the great miracle of Purim. The key to answering the questions raised in the beginning of the series turns out to be the hidden nature of the Purim miracle.

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff Is everything a miracle? This class jumps right into the Sicha. At the halfway point, a student asks, “Given this logic, isn’t everything a miracle?” This leads to a philosophical clarification about miracles/Divine providence (hashgacha pratis) and an inspirational version of “Hashem is here Hashem is there’. The end...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff Hashem goes into exile with us. This class addresses the difficult topic of how to view hardship in the world that is entirely under G-d’s control. Then goes into a discussion of names in general and names of Hashem. Finally we come to the Gemara’s question “Where is Esther’s...

Likutei Sichos Vol 5 pp189 ff Uncovering Nature. A final new idea is introduced- the three concepts of revelation. First there is the obvious light of Hashem that comes from outside the natural order – such as the miracles of Pesach. The implication of this Sicha is that there is a second intermediate level of...