Hashem is behind the scenes pulling strings

be happy. Be happy. Be happy

accept the torah with love

the greatest simcha is giving

the most beautiful simcha is raising up and strengthening the downtrodden

our knowledge is not the final barometer

sometimes we need to negate our knowledge

follow the advice of chachmei hatorah

teshuva & tefila can annul a decree

(feel free to add)

Even after Mordechai was led around town by Haman astride on the Royal stead, Haman already recognized his impending downfall, but Mordechai returned to his prayers!

Nothing can be taken for granted!

Whatever I have is a gift from Hashem!

Mordechai thanked Hashem for this episode, and promptly continued asking Hashem for His continued mercy & benevolence!

Just because everybody else is partying, that doesn't make it right.

even if you are king of the known world, if you get upset at the wife when things don't go your way the results can be fatal to some and create an upheaval for others

Lesson from Bigsan & Seresh:

One can never be too careful!

Even discussing GYE material in Dovish should not be done in public. We never know if one of Tzaddik90's Kabbalist pals may be around. If they understand him then they understand everything!


(ZemirosShabbos, I apologize. I know that this a Torah thread. But can 'Purim Torah' also be here?)

(purim torah is welcome)

Haman's arrogance was the cause of his own undoing

not being happy with you what have can sometimes get you a one-way ticket to the top of a very high pole

Its never "all lost"

No matter how hard they fell

Its never all lost


Never underestimate the koach of a yid. Or the koach of tefilla



The same way we are dressed up on purim

But we really are who we are

All year we put on a character. But we arte who we really are

You have to do the Ratzon Hashem even if it's not politically correct (Mordechai Hatzaddik on Achashveirosh's Seudah/Bowing to Haman).

Everything can have a Mehadrin Hechsher -and it's still a geferliche Aveirah (Seudas Achashveirosh).

When a Yid hits bottom -it's only up from there (the whole Megillah).

When a Goy hits bottom -he's history (Zeresh to Haman) Unless of course who joins AA/NA/SA/GA/ASA (Anti-Semites Anonymous -that might have saved even Haman!).

Ain Shum Yiush Ba'Olam Klall (the whole Megillah). As a matter of fact, I once heard that the Yidden actually participated in the Seudah out of Yeiush -since the party was meant to commemorate the end of the 70 years of galus Bavel according to Achashveirosh's cheshbon (smilar to his predecessor's parties). And this was part of the Aveirah of their participation -because it's asur to give up on the geulah -and the same is true for the personal redemption of each and every teire Yid!

Revealing that you have a tail and are different from others may be the only way to avoid death.

Being invited to that exclusive party is not necessarily a good thing.

Not only the Persian guys. Kol echod nidma alav k'umaso!!

Vat'hi Esther noseis chein b'einei kol ro'ei'ah!!!


ALL men can be smitten by even an ugly looking one!!!!  :o

Chazal don't mean that Esther was ugly, only that she was not particularly beautiful (as heard from Rav Avigdor Miller).

Kedusha wrote on 14 Mar 2011 21:09:


Does that mean that we CANNOT be triggered by ugly women??      ;D

And of course, Wine and liquor, never sicker...( Oh did I learn that Purim lesson, well).

Me3 wrote on 14 Mar 2011 21:38:


Well in the related category:  You don't buy beer, you only rent it.

some people only see yiddishkeit as an option when their lives are in danger (ורבים מעמי הארץ מתיהדים)

even Haman had a gratitude list (ויספר להם את רוב עשרו ואת בניו)