The FATE OF ANTISEMITISM ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Moshe Chaim Katz’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

second letters. >> What does that mean? What does that mean? >> Some of the time, but at more of three. A three today. You guys remember the Purim story? So, what were the first letters that were written? >> [clears throat] >> What were the first letters that were released out of the Purim story? >> Jewish people are to >> To all of the lands. That we're going to >> Destroy >> Destroy the Jews. >> Destroy the Jews. Men, women, child. God forbid. Those are the first letters. But then, when the entire Purim story flips upside down, we'll talk about this more at 3:00. We're actually going to go through the verses in the Megillah that discuss the second letters. The choice of Esther, and Esther comes to speak again to Ahasuerus. And the king extends And the king extends the royal scepter. And even though Esther says, "Well, can't we just rip up the first one?" So, everybody knows that something that was sealed with the signet of the king, something that was sealed with the signet of the king cannot be rescinded. And therefore, that first letter must remain. must remain. But we can write another letter. That the Jews will defend themselves. And not only that, go on the offense. Just fascinating. And therefore, not only were we not destroyed, there was a positive outcome of evil energy leaving the world. And therefore this is a great tug. This is a very big day. A very big day, chof

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