2020-07-31 – LH3 – OC3 – Purim 1 – Para. 5-7 – Why Megilas Esther Must be Written and Read from a Scroll; Feasting and Charity on Purim; Halakha 2a

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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. THis halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 56.
00:00 – Seven Weeks of Condolences. Dedications.
04:00 – PARAGRAPH 5. Why Megilas Esther had to be put into writing, and must be read from a written scroll (not by heart). Reference to Likutey Moharan 56, Paragraph 9: the forces of tumeh (impurity) are related to the hands.
21:42 – QUESTION. Why does the impurity attach itself to the hands rather than to the feet?
23:26 – PARAGRAPH 6. Drinking “ad she lo yada” (until one can’t discern) between “cursed be Haman” and “blessed be Mordekhai”.
26:30 – PARAGRAPH 7. The importance of having a festive seuda (meal) on Purim.
36:30 – Story of the Sophisticate and the Simpleton. Controlling the desire for wealth through giving tzedakah (charity).
41:30 – Parshas VeEschanan. The Chida HaKadosh reveals the secret of saying the word “please” twice. Megala Amukaos al haTorah, 252 explanations of why Moshe Rabbeinu wanted to please 252 is rav lach – “you have enough”.
47:05 – HALAKHA 2. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 17.
48:30 – PARAGRAPH 1. The power of the Sitra Achra (Side of Impurity) is drawn primarily from improper eating.