OC1 – Lesson 048 – Tzitzis 5 – Para. 24-26

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Why are colors significant in Megilas (the Scroll of) Esther?  The Purim story of Mordechai, Esther, and Haman comes to life in light of Breslov chassidus. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.

00:00 – PARAGRAPH 24. (Lesson 048a). Tzitzis are an aspect of tochecha (rebuke) and are related to the eyes and vision.
22:38 – PARAGRAPH 25. Purim – “The city of Shushan rejoiced and was happy” (Megillah 8). Esther was not harmed by Achashverosh, just as Sarah Imeinu was not harmed by Avimelech or Pharaoh. Why are the lives of Sarah and Esther related?
30:33 – Turning point of the Purim story – Niggun of Megillah “That night the king couldn’t sleep.”
37:00 – (Lesson 48b). Purim – Mordechai wears techeles – sky blue – referring to tzitzis.
40:23 – PARAGRAPH 26. The Purim Seudah (festive meal). Eating as the “thread of kindness” – Esther is called Hadassah related to the hadas (myrtle) mentioned in Shemos/Exodus 30.

(Shiur presented on Yom Rishon, 6. Nov. 2011.)