Rabbi Benjamin Yudin Discusses Parshas Tetzaveh and Purim on JM in the AM (5786)

Good morning, good shabas everybody. Whoa, look where we are. We are shabis paras. This is parasit paras contains the big kahuna parasit concludes with and what do we have? We have paras zor the biblical obligation that our rabbis tell us once a year on the shabas before purim given that hmon is identified as a goi coming from a gag who was the king of moleik. We read every year on the Shabas the obligation of the Jewish nation to annihilate a Malik. Raich said that the family tradition was that any nation that has as its raison on detra its very constitution and purpose for being is to destroy ami is that is what constitutes a mole okay I'd like to go in order and namely let's talk for a moment about paras zor. There is a clear obligation from the Torah to remember evil that we should be always prepared to wipe it out to know not only what is positive but what is negative and what is negative is to be destroyed. Now the idea of paras zar is that we ought to recall that the Torah says the last three verses in paras say at the end of chapter 25 in the book of is a mole chanced upon you. What does that mean? It means once he met you knowing full well that Hashem had performed 10 plagues splitting of the Red Sea that Hashem had basically said to the rest of the world don't touch my people because they are just that my people. A malik said let's see. So even though he was defeated clearly he opened the door as Rashi uses the example of the hot tub that was simply too hot for anybody to go in. colleague cooled it off by jumping into the hot tub even though he personally was scolded but he cooled it off for others to do likewise a kora means to chance means that it just so happens and that's what basically a mik stands for all of life is simple chance there's no one that runs the show and it's all purim al-Shame hapur very strange at the end of the ninth chapter of McGill we're told that this holiday is called purim what a strange name for a holiday all the other holidays make sense kanuka we rededicated the temple purim because hmon drew lots and it turned out to be in the month of Adar and he knew that Moshe died in the month of Adar. So he was pleased I he didn't know that Moshe was born in the month of month of Adar. Incredible that this holiday is called Purim because Purim is a continuation of Kora. Purim is simply the idea that there is no force or power that runs the world. And we believe just the opposite. We believe that the beginning of chapter six that Ballayahu on that night the king couldn't sleep. Which king are we talking about? And the answer is both. We're talking about king with a small K and we're talking about the king of kings. Okay, here we go. So, first of all, this coming Monday is Tannis Esther Manish Tano. What's the difference between tanis Esther and all the other tanos? The other four tanos of Shivas tishabove sadalia. These are all to commemorate tragedies that happened in the past. Tanis Esther is on the 13th of Adore, this coming Monday. And we fast because the Jewish people fasted on the day that they went to war against Hmon, against Amik. And guess what? We won the war. And how many did we kill out? 75,000. And how many did we lose? None. I'll never forget my rebi said to me, "Yuden, that's worth celebrating." So as we begin our puram suda hopefully on time this coming Tuesday afternoon, the earlier the better that we should just announce to all our guests that we are reliving that incredible day in history which the rivet calls aisim. This coming Monday is a fast of happiness and joy. No question. If one is able to fast, they should fast. If you're not able to fast, you don't have to fast. It's an honor system. Do what's right. Okay. Now be aware that before we read the migilla there's a minhog to give makis hashel as you'll see in the synagogue every synagogue has in America $3 half dollars pick it up it's yours put it down and put some charity down as well okay let's get to Monday night and Tuesday Monday night we begin purim there are Four mitzvos for the holiday of Purim the migilla by nighttime as well as by day. By nighttime the entire night and Tuesday by day the entire day is the time for reading of the migilla. Really, if you were to ask me which of the readings are more important, I would tell you the reading of the McGillah by day. Yet, everybody should first come at night because you don't want to delay a mitzvah that comes to your hand. Okay. The best time to read it this coming Monday night is from nightfall and you can read it all night till uh Shakar till the break of dawn that's Monday night and Tuesday you can read the migilla all day from Shakar till sunset. Good. Now the question is regarding women. Are women obligated in the same sense of obligation to read the migillah or to hear the migilla? So because of that, it's preferable for a woman to hear the McGiller in a men's minion, meaning a minion of men and women. That's the most preferable. Can it be read just for women? Very possibly yes. No one's saying no to that. But um it's ideal to hear it with a minion of men. The migilla can be read alone. If someone cannot get to the synagogue, one could hear the migilla home alone both on the night and of the day of purim. Okay. Before we read the migillah, we recite three bro alikrail for the reading of the migillahim. The whole idea is to realize that when we have a leap year not this year but when there is twoar the Talmud has a discussion in which first or second do we celebrate Purim and the Gmorrah comes to the conclusion that it's on the second why to put one redemption of Purim next to the redemption of Pesak. Now, are they not completely different? The answer is no. On the one hand, you're going to tell me that the Yeshua, the redemption of Passover is clearly the malamate, supernatural. Water of Egyptians become blood. Water of the Jews remain. And so we can go through all of the 10 plagues as opposed to purim when the Talmud asks Esther. Where do we find the name of Esther or the hint of Purim in the Torah? So the in teaches us that the verse in paras god says when you are in exile I will hide my face. So that's exactly what purim is. Purim is a time when we don't see god. Kaylee kay praise Esther lama aafani why have you left me and this is the whole idea of why we masquerade on purim we masquerade on purim to demonstrate that what you seize is not what you get I want everybody to realize that this Monday night after we read the migilla there is the braha of aeri that we recite after reading the migilla. And most shs unfortunately say it a little bit too fast. So we never get a chance to say the last four lines of asheni. But in the fourth line before it ends for Hmon's lot that it turned out to be in the month of Adar, 13th of Adar. This lot by chance became our festival. Our festival turned around and became that this is the day that they were to kill us. We killed them. Okay. So there's the mitzvah reading the migilla at night and during the day. Second of the four mitzvah of the day is to matonos vionim. Every Jewish man and woman is obligated to give money or food to at least two poor persons. And if there are no poor people available, put aside the money on poorim, give it to poor people afterwards. And the idea is speak to your local RV. If you don't know where or how to give matanosim gifts to the poor, he will be able to help you with it. The third mitzvah is that of purim an obligation to have a feast on the day of Purim. Okay. The idea is that we are celebrating reliving the past. They went says the Talmud in McGill. They went to the party of Akash veros and even though the wine was kosher and the food was kosher, they enjoyed the festivities of Hmon and Akash. Akash veros who was celebrating there won't be the third temple. Ro who dons the big day kahuna the special clothing of the cohain god unbelievable to mock the Jewish people and Jewish people went to this party we have a party and we say no we are atoning for the historical past very fascinating and finally Each man and woman is obligated to send at least to one Jew at least two different varieties of food. preferably if you can send a um some meat and if not meat cuz basically you are on the one hand providing somebody with what they need for their meal. So give them a piece of kur and and some meat or give them you know what others would give let's say some dessert but basically you're saying two things number one we care about each other number two here is some food for your purim suda we say alanimurim in our prayers and in the basa mazone I take this opportunity to wish everybody a purim sak. enjoy Purim and we enjoy it in the right way by drinking and drinking a little bit more than usual but not abusing that privilege to god forbid bring anybody into danger be it by driving etc and more important the dignity of our people is that we are able to celebrate with wine, knowing full well that blessed is Morai and cursed is a Shabbat shalom and a very special holiday of Purim to all.