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Short Thought on Purim - Rav Asher Weiss - Ohr Samayach

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Rabbi Asher Weiss

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  1. 0:00Purim is somewhat of a mystery. What is so special about Purim? But Purim will be…
  2. 0:32There was a time of renewed devotion, renewed dedication, and is as if once again they…
  3. 1:40Each of them a different stage, a different aspect of yetziat Mitzrayim. But they're all about…
  4. 2:44So the Egyptians in got us Mitzrayim weren't out to totally annihilate and destroy the Jewish…
  5. 3:44War. Many casualties. Half of Matisyahu's children were killed in battle. Purim, our very existence was…
  6. 4:48And not even one Jew lost his life. And that is special about Purim. From the…
  7. 5:55And this amazing, unbelievable chain of events and everything that seemed to spell tragedy for the…
  8. 6:55And only one little girl asked for nothing. Pure. And a tzadekes growing up in the…
  9. 7:58these events turned out to be part of yeshuat Hashem, terrifying. And that is the lesson…
  10. 8:59Hakadosh Baruch Hu is here, and His love is always with us. And yes, He'll take…

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