The Purim Story Like Never Before - Rav Yonasan Eibeschutz ZT"L Strikes Again

this Torah class is brought to you by Torah anytime.com okay BR welcome everyone thank you everyone for coming we want to thank we want to welcome all the Torah anytime viewers uh this evening we're going to cut right to the chase we have a very uh amazing issue at hand and that is millas sester we're going to raise some questions perhaps we never thought about and uh in doing so uh we're going to gain a completely new and exciting perspective of the uh PM story okay we begin when Esther is putting her life in jeopardy putting her life in danger to go into and plead for the lives of her people so the PK says like this and it was when the king sees Esther Esther comes in we know eser has some kind of has this sort of ridiculous policy that you cannot come in unannounced and if you come in unannounced and he doesn't lower the scepter you know you're a dead man and Esther is risking herself and she he sees Esther in the palace room she finds favor in his eyes lowers the the approaches she touches the head of the SE the king says to her what would you like I'll give you anything you want jewelry I'll give you jewelry you want a new pair of shoes I'll give you a new pair of shoes you want a new house no problem there's one thing I can't give you up to half the kingdom up to half the kingdom says mean up to half of the Kingdom says the look at number two you know once is being a sport and he's saying I'll give you anything I'll give you up to half the so give her everything what it cost him anyway he's not going to do it you know you know how you talk to your wife right you say yeah whatever you want right whatever you want so once once he's being generous in the way he's speaking why does he say up to half the you know what she's going to you know she's going to say and not the whole thing right so if you laugh too loud it's not good right up to half the king says the not something that divides the Mal not that thing that stands at the midpoint of the Mal what stands in the midpoint of the in other words Esther whatever you want you want a new credit card you want a new car no problem but not the B RAB say tonight we're going to learn 10 questions of tonight she is sponsored by my father so we're going to dedicate it in honor of my father who introduced me when I was a kid to the of you can't have a Pur without the of the and everybody wants to know Rabbi you already gave the sheer the r i on the Milla is it the same she and very insulted would I do that to you would I do that to you so say this year it's a brand new exciting rishit on on the Milla and we know Rish live from 1690 to 1764 he wrote many many uh Works perhaps over 100 Works many of them are in print like theur the the Y the and many many and notes that his T by the way he's rashash for more than 50 years and all his talim even according to secular historians of yanis iish is probably taught more than 24,000 students in the course of his career and all of hisim had notes now where are these notes most of them are unpublished they're in the great libraries of the world you want to know where that ranis was a great makob he wrote many works of cabala where are they Oxford University St Petersburg University you have an extra uh $100,000 you don't know what to do with it contact these libraries and publish the F of iish but many many Farm are sitting in libraries across the world in any event ask the following question has no idea where Esther comes from he doesn't know if she's Italian Japanese French he has no hav if she's a Jew you know says that GAR says um Esther found favor in everybody's eyes that means everyone thought Esther was one of them so if you were a Persian you thought Esther was a Persian if you're Italian you thought she was Italian everybody liked Esther because everyone thought she was one of them and that was a big miracle because you know why hamon was never scared of Esther because hamon thought she's an amiki and I would suggest that's why a never thought she was a Jew thought she was a Persian now here she is they're married five years okay because you have to know they got married I believe right was in the seventh year of his Reign the story took place in the 12th year so they're married 5 years never once did Esther come to you know could you please build a base it's not like at supper every night she was nagging him to build B mdash she never said the word b mdash one time she would never let on she was a Jew so as far as is concerned Esther has nothing to do with the bikash so here she is she hasn't been calling in in 30 days she's risking her life obviously to ask for something very important why would have a that you know what Esther's coming to ask for oh she's obviously coming to ask for the bikash so I better tell her I'll give you anything except for the bikash why would he even why would he dream up that what she's coming for is to ask why don't you build a bash so that's question look at number three he says the third line has no idea who she is Esther has never said a word about the so why would think that this is the Urgent matter that she's coming in to ask him okay another question if you notice in the Milla every time Esther comes to she says whatever you want up to half the kingdom I won't build and as soon as has a downfall drops the never again does he say I'll do anything for you except the bikash so what happened after ham died after H was killed was willing to build the bikash if he's willing to build the bikash then why didn't Esther say you know says to Esther after H has a downfall you can make any decree you want what your wish is my command right you look on your sheets in number you write whatever you want whatever you want your wish is my command why wouldn't Esther say hey you know what build a did still maintain his position he won't build the b mikdash or did he change his mind if he still maintains his position why doesn't he introduce every conversation he has with Esther again with you know what I'll give you anything but was only said to Esther before Ham's downfall once hamon had a downfall never again does mention so if he's not going to mention it why doesn't Esther ask for it and if still will not build a bik why why doesn't he say anything okay another question M begins that is celebrating right he's making a big sud 180 days and then in shushan for seven days what's he celebrating what's a celebrating he's celebrating the fact that the bik was not built the 70y year he had a 70-year calculation and according to his calculation the date that God promised the Bish was going to be built came and passed so he made a party what what's he so happy about why does care if the B mdash is yes built or the B MD is not built why could he care less you think it's threatening to if the Jewish people have a he rules over the world he rules over 127 medas what what do you think that means you think that means that a every day he visited a different country you think you know went to South America to to the Incas and he said you know you should know Incas I'm your king I live in Persia and I just came here today to let you know I'm your king of course not somehow CH had governing bodies all over the world he let everybody do their thing as long as they were loyal to him and they pay taxes so why would a if the Jews built the B didn't build it you know's father in the beginning of Ezra says Hey Jews go back to Israel build a b mikdash you know why because a b mikdash is not threatening to a King imagine you know is it threatening to the US government ifm are building you know on Ocean Parkway for 2500 people what are they going to do already say SOS every day you know what are they going to do what what a threat it's a threat to the king so you build a big Sho you build a big Sho it's wonderful they'll they'll Pledge Your Allegiance to the government they're loyal they'll pay taxes is not threatening why would celebrate the fact that the mdash was not built why would he care why does it bother him the Jews would continue to be loyal and in fact when the Bas ofish was built the Jews did not gain any Authority the Persian Empire was as strong as ever and we were loyal to them in fact if you look at the dimensions of the second B mikash there was a picture a golden image of in theik you know why to declare the Jews loyalty to the Persian Empire so why would celebrate the m is built it's not built also we find you know the says that as much as ham hated the Jews wanted to kill us even more and thear says a very interesting analogy says in M it's like a guy who had a mound of dirt in his field he doesn't know what to do with the dirt he doesn't know you know he's thinking how am I can get rid of this dirt I I I have to find a pit somewhere to dump my dirt into there's another guy who has a big pit in his field and he he's thinking to himself what am I going to do there's a big hole in my field someone's going to fall in so one day these two guys they meet each other it's like a match made in heaven the guy with the pit said you would't believe I don't know what to do I have extra dirt the guy with the ditch says you know what I'll buy your dirt off you cuz I have a pit I need to fill it up so the guy with the dirt says take it take it for free you take it for free says the gamar wanted to kill the Jews more than ham so when hamon comes and says I'll pay you for the right to kill the Jews pay me take them for free question number three question number four ask why would want to kill the Jews why would you want to kill the Jews first of all first of all here rules over the world you by the way I'm just giving you very important information now if you want to rule over the world you can't be a brutal dictator because as as brutal as you are you're not going to reach the far ends of the world you have to set up a system where the people are willing to accept you as the king otherwise it's not going to work maybe you could rule over you know a loc a specific area but if you want to rule over the world you need to set up a Justice a just system of laws that people are willing to accept and obviously was successful in doing that so why would a now want to kill the Jews he's going to endanger his whole reputation as being a fear Emperor what does he have against the Jews the Jews are not bothering him they're they're loyal citizens they're paying their taxes because they keep shabas I mean why do I understand H H's inal it's in his DNA but a is a Persian what is why does a want to kill the Jews especially he's taking over for KES does anybody know who was kish's uh great adviser Daniel Daniel was his most faithful adviser most loyal advisor Daniel was the the put him on the right track he upheld the Persian Empire yet these were good guys they're not embezzling money from the King they were never on the front page of the New York Times these are good guys right these people these these in these Jews were KES hasem why would ores have anything against why would he have anything against these Jews I understand H but what's problem what's his problem all of these questions the mam deal with and nobody could hit the nail on the head what is going on over here okay said we continue with what is in my opinion the strongest question on the Milla you ready for this this guy is a m like you never saw before he's nuts he says you know they say you know there's this guy Mor he saved your skin you never rewarded him oh I have to reward him so one second let me take off my robe let me take off my crown let him ride my Royal Horse and everyone should Proclaim before him this is someone who the king wants to honor what what kind of lunacy is this it's ridiculous it's crazy I mean think about imagine you know the president of the United States he's going to take off his suit and that red tie we with the pin and he's going to put it on somebody and the guy's going to go Air Force One and do you know president impersonations and this is the covered this is a covered you want to honor someone say you want to honor him write a check you know find out what of you can make a tax deductible donation to the ISA you could you could donate your car also to the ISA right you could write it off tax deductible why would a what it's like a saying oh I have to honor someone who saved my skin what am I going to do I'm going to dress him up in the Royal clothing first of all no King in the right mind will let somebody wear the Royal clothing you know the is even in anything the King used or wore when he goes you burn it nobody could nobody's allowed to use it nobody touches the Royal items and he's going to have a Jew he hates Mori in a few months he's going to have morai killed so kind of M is this it's not like he likes Mor he agreed he signed the document he sealed the document that Mor and the Jews right Mor was at the head Mor and the Jews are going to be murdered onim and now but you know I owe him a favor so I'll let him be me for a day and by the way kazal that on that day M was the m and Not only was he the Mel gave him the mint and mor minted coins and you know what was on the coins not guys with you know wigs signing documents no on one side was a picture of Mori and one side there was a picture of Esther so morai became king for a day this guy he was like reading you know uh how to honor people you know Tales Fromm where where where did Mor where did he get this crazy idea from to let morai wear the Royal clothing okay and then you know Esther breaks the news by the way um there's this evil man he wants to kill my people who is it h h kill him and you Esther you I love those Jews oh those Jews they're so cute they really make me feel warm and fuzzy you know what never mind the fact that I wanted to murder them now let them murder the enemy guy schizophrenic what what changed exactly cuz he's married to a Jew since when throughout history every Emperor every dictator marries a foreign woman and he hates the people associated with that woman every dictator in history marries someone and Hates Who the nation she belongs to so now of a sudden Esther says hey hey I'm a Jew oh you're a Jew now I love the Jews why why does he love the Jews right RIS says we can't even translate that anymore right right but anyway you can't what's going on with this guy what's going on with this guy and then at the end of the Milla we find look at number 13 Mori the Jew was second in command he was great to the Jews and he was loved by most people by the way never say about a rabbi that everybody loves him it's an insult there's only one person person who wanted to please everyone and you know what God said to you want to please everyone God says even I can't please everyone you're so insecure that you want to please everyone it's a med God says I can't please everyone you have one lady two people want to marry can't can't cut her in half I can't please everyone Hashem says so who do you think you are was why says because if somebody does the right thing not everyone's going to like them and If Everyone likes you that means you're not doing the right thing that's bottom line so but say a little bit differently by the way what I just said was from say specifically there were certain they had a problem with says look at number 14 he second and command not everyone loved him we learn from here that some members of the Sanhedrin separated from Mor they said Mor you don't know cuis the way you used to you don't know babama the way you used to says the G learning Tyra is greater than saving lives you hear that learning T is great so let's say you know you're on your way home you meet your friend said you wouldn't believe what I did today I saved the Jewish life you know what you should think I did something greater I came to the shear could you say such a thing that's what hasem told us on through the and in fact the G says that before saved the Jews he's ranked number number five among after he saved the Jews he's ranked number six what he went down because he saved the Jews yes he went down because he saved the Jews he wasn't learning as much IIT what was morai doing you think he got involved in you know political Intrigue he want he was reading you know he was getting involved with the councilman and and the assembly men what's going to be with the taxes you think Mor closed his for one minute of course not you know what happen say he became a king and you can't be on the Sanhedrin and be a king at the same time these are two distinct branches in judism malos Sanhedrin and because he came a king the Sedin said you know you're a great guy you're big you can't be on the saned anymore because a Mel can't sleep on the saned but why would want to be a king he should have said it King what's politics compared to Tyra what's compared to real kav you think M got caught up in this stuff says why would Mor be interested in being a king we find even he was menting coins he was making Gazo on the people he had a full-fledged status of why would he do that you know what he should say thanks it was really a pleasure riding your horse it was a really you know Wonderful wearing your your hat right now I have to go back to the Yeshiva I have to give she what does he need it for and then what does a have with hamon he loves hon so much he makes him second in command why did hamon wasn't flattering him he wasn't complimenting him you know according to the pictures it's not like hon had you know a winning smile was a good guy or anything why does come on so much that he makes him s in fact the med says every son of hamon was made a ruler was made a dictator was made a governor why does love hamon so much what's so special about H and then finally RAB question number 10 right I think in mishak magazine they have a feature 10 questions right so question number 10 says in yes in the place of the thorn arises the the the Cyprus in the place of the nettle Yas arises the Myrtle and God made a name for himself says the what does it mean instead of the thorn who's the thorn hamon who's taking the place of hamon the Cyprus Mori who's the nettle thead vashi who takes over vashi hadasa Esther the ha and who created a name for himself God how did he create a name for himself millas says by the millas eser it makes a name for God what God's name is not in the Milla the one safer that doesn't make a name for God is Milla sester and yet of all the words in tanak to describe millas eser it's Hashem L you know where God's name is known from Miguel aester that's the one book that God's name is not known from how does God spread his name through millas says if you know anything about ancient Kings you would know that they were very superstitious and they had all kinds of necromancers and magicians and Prophets right even the Zar in Russia had a you know a cook guiding him right but anybody who knows anything about ancient Persian monarchs and Kings knows they were very superstitious they were constantly asking The magici Magicians what's going to be what's going to be what's going to be and no doubt and the one thing every King wanted to know is who's going to be the next king So KES one day he asks his magician who's going to be the King after me and they tell him oh you know who's going to be the King after me oh you know who's going to K after you a Persian Monarch say galic good I could rest aore I could sleep at night per the Persians will have continuity when he becomes king he goes to The Magicians and necromancers he says who's going to be the next King of Persia so the guy says I see in the future a Jew is going to be the next King of Persia a Jew says what are they going to do to me they're going to kill me I know what those Jews are going to do they're going to go back to the B mikdash build their Temple become a world superpower murder me take over the world my father loved the Jews but that's because he knew I was going to be the next king but I can't stand those Jews now because now that I know the next King of Persia is going to be a yid I got make sure that the Jews don't go back to Israel and rebuild the Temple so what does do he joins up with ham he joins up with ham and when finds out that the bik is not being built there's no happier guy in the world but his own father allowed for the B that's because his own father wasn't threatened by the B mikdash but was because thought the building of bdash meant the ascendancy of the Jewish people and the usurping of his throne so when he finds out that the Jewish people that are not going to build a temple he calls H H says by the way you know what I want to do I want to kill the Jews says you came to the right guy so do I because the Jews posed a threat a different threat ham hated the Jews because he's hated the Jews for practical reasons he wanted to remain King says you're telling me every Medina that I add to my repertoire is just go to the Jews every dollar that I add to my repertoire to my to my uh treasury is going to go to the Jews can't stand those guys and then one night he can't fall asleep he's having a dream that someone's going to kill him and he wakes up and he hears humm is coming he said that's it those Jews are coming to get me so he so hamon says you know um well I want to invite you to and says you know there's this guy I need to honor what it and then a says oh I have a great idea idea what was my dream what did The Magicians tell me what did the necromancers say the next King of Persia is going to be a Jew you know I remember from he says that if somebody has a dream or season to the future if that ominous portent could be fulfilled in a small way it could just devolve on that thing it could take effect on that thing and then the dream is meaningless for example in right saw that when the Jews go out to the midbar they're going to be affected by Blood a lot of there's going to be a lot of Bloodshed so when the Jews crossed into is and they did the BR and the blood was spilling everywhere the says to yesu you have it on your sheets over here number today the shame of Egypt has been removed upon you why cuz the the Egyptians saw that you're going to be stricken with blood Kaka you are you're doing mil blood is spilling and that was the meaning of that effect in the constellations you know a says that's it I don't know what to do the next King of Persia is going to be a Jew oh maybe oh Mor come come says what put on my crown put on my Royal robes ride on my horse you're the King of Persia and you know what mint some coins today yeah in six months we're going to kill you but today you have to be the King of Persia what are you talking about m is a very smart guy he figures if he makes Mor the King of Persia for a day that will be the meaning of his dream and then he could continue on with the rest of his life and Rule of Persia happily ever after this was not insanity this was the most ingenious trick was pulling this would be how he fulfills the dream that the next King of Persia is going to be a Jew will be King of Persia for a day so that's why says you better put every little thing that I wear make sure nothing is missing cuz I want the dream to take effect on Mori soai the story continues he puts the Royal crown on Mori he puts the Royal actually thear says the crown didn't make it but the robes and the horse say when ready for the punchline when here as Esther say there's a person who wants to kill me in my people say what are you says I'm a who wants to kill you H says you're a Jewish lady that means my son dares is a Jew oh the next King of Persia is a Jew so I have no problem with the Jews anymore I love the Jews h on you want to kill my son get out of here kill ham kill am I love the Jews my father KES was the first to allow the B mikdash I had no problem with the bik my problem with the B mikdash was I thought that meant the Jews are going to reunite and you Ser the throne but now I see yeah Mor you you weren't the the next King of Persia it's my sones was by the way you know I thought something really remarkable here in the beginning of the M what's he celebrating he's celebrating the fact that theik is not being built okay look at the looking down from sh he's laughing you're celebrating the B is not being built guess what you see Vash bam she's out of the picture you know who the next Queen is Esther you know who her son is dares guess what dares is going to do he's going to build the bdash so you're celebrating bdash is not being built at your celebration will be the cause of B mikdash will be built hasem says take that the celebration of the not being built will cause the to be built that's what the gar says right from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe says the right the is going to be born so I have to kill all the Jewish babies meanwhile his own daughter bring brings m to the Palace par is paying for all of his baby food for his you know his tuition par raises mosu par wants to kill the Jewish children because and you know m is waking him up every night as a baby so that's theh process over here but the whole Milla hinges on this point that a did not have inherent hatred for the Jewish people people it's all a matter of what he sees what his uh necromancers are telling him that the next King of Persia is going to be a Jew thinks they're going to try to kill him oh but now he he's not going to try to kill him he's going to marry Esther they're going to have a nice Jewish boy he's going to be the queen King of Persia happily ever after say why did love H so much to begin with so listen to this tells us take a look at number 22 when the Jews enter we have three mitv number one make a king number two k number three build a b mikdash the gar says in that order says yeah in that order first you need a king like it sayses then you destroy then you build a say that is why in the history of is first he kills builds the base mikash does anybody know if you ever learned sa for Ezra in the beginning of sa for Ezra K gives permission to the Jewish people to build the second bikash does it happen or does it not happen doesn't happen why not so everyone thinks well because there was instigation and there was there accusations for political reasons no says the reason why the was not built in the times of is because was still around not until David completely wipes out and and of course not in the times of the m not until amik was completely eradicated could they build a second M so that's the order you make a king you destroy you build the is sitting there in his Palace he's cing what's going to be the next King of Persia is going to be a Jew the Jews are going to try to kill me what can I do to ensure that the bdes will never be built because after knows the building of the bdash means the ascendancy of the Jewish people so says Ah there is one thing that's always a thorn in the side of the Bas of there is one thing that the more there is of this the less likely the base I think this will ever be built h on come here h on you're the second in command bring your KS all you guys all 208 of you your Governors your officials the more power amik has the less likely the B will be built didn't like H smile he probably couldn't stand his guts only cared about one thing him himself himself and he knew that his Mala was in Jeopardy who was jeopardizing it the Jewish people there's only one thing he could do to stop it give amalik power the more power amalik has the less likely it is for him to go down the tubes so now had no idea who Esther was he didn't know she was a Jew but he says you know when you're married to someone you know exactly what they like and what they don't like very quickly right you know exactly and sees that Esther cannot stand hamon every time hamon comes into the room over sudden Esther she's nauseous she's getting a headache all kinds of symptoms every time hum comes into the room Esther can't stand the guy so a doesn't know why but one thing he knows is that Esther can stand hon so a says to Esther every day Esther you know you're you're wonderful I love you but there's one person I love more me me and you don't like hamon I like hamon cuz hamon means every day I see H that's another year on my Throne so when a sees Esther come into the room he says eser I'll give you whatever you want but don't talk about hon do not build we I'm not gonna let you build the bikash building the bikash means the downfall of H he says Esther I know I'll give you whatever you want but there's one thing I know you don't like that I can't give you I can't build the bik building the b mikash means the downfall of H the downfall of h means I will not be uh continue to sit on the throne but as soon as he finds out rabai that he doesn't need H anymore cuz the next King of Persia will be his son D he doesn't need hamon so he says he will he never utters again in the here's no problem only until H is down full he says cuz he needed H H was a very important player to him once H has a downfall he doesn't need him anymore is fine with the Jewish people building MD why did and ask for it they don't have to ask for it it's obvious K allowed them's only problem was because he needed H he doesn't need H anymore it's only a matter of time and in fact a few years later they went up without any permission you know if you learn safe for ezrael you'll see when they built the second M mikdash they did not get permission they just went and did it nobody would interfere why would anyone interfere why is the B mikdash threatening to anybody oh so how rabai how is m how does that create a name for hasem very simple m is the story of the downfall of am when disappears the name of hasem is complete now hashem's name is not y it's y God's name is complete the Milla brings fulfillment to the name of the re says one last thing why did morai insist on remaining King to the point where the Sanhedrin had to separate from him right San said sorry Mor you know you can't be on the sun hedgen if you're a king So Mor should have said so who needs it morai needed to be the king and he did it why because what are the three mitv that we have to do as we ENT build aikd says if I'm going to be God's tool to destroy I need to have a certain title and that is I need to be the m and the same way the sh was the Mel what do you mean did he usurp it from no he's just the predecessor he's Paving the way he has to destroy so that could build mikdash M needed to be the king but it came at the expense of his learning Mor says for the sake of Cl I'll give up my personal status of my personal connection to the because only a could destroy destroy you know going back to the questions you know eser would ask about the B mikdash Because knew that that Esther could not stand H and the building of the bik meant the downfall of hon and that is why once hon has a downfall never again mentioned and that is why in the beginning of the was very happy the B was not being built that meant longer Reign for him and that's why he wanted to kill the Jews he didn't hate them they were they were jeopardizing his M and that is why a wanted to make Mor the king because if the next King of Persia will be a Jew maybe he'll be able to fulfill it in this way and that is why a loved hon so much he didn't love hamon hamon would be the thorn in the side of the Jews that would ensure the continuity of his Mala why did morai want to be the king morai wanted to be the king because only the king could once is eradicated from the world God's name is complete says the what document shows the name of re that's melas melas talks about the downfall of that enhances the name of hem glorifies the name of hm thank you for coming thank you for listening and you've just experienced another Torah CL brought to you by tor 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