Eliyahu Touger

It is possible to explain that the reason Haman cast a lot to reach the level of a lottery that transcends Seder HaHishtalshelus, even though at that time [in the days of Achashverosh, even before Haman cast the lot,] everything that transpired was contro...

The concepts explained above can be connected to the interpretation of the name Achashverosh found in another source.Or HaTorah, Megilas Esther, p. 24ff. The name Achashverosh can be divided as “achash verosh.”See also Torah Or, Hosafos, p. 118a, which ma...

Further clarification is, however, necessary: According to the above explanation, that through the pur, the lot, Divine energy was drawn forth from G-d’s infinite light, the level of the Master of the will, and as a result, atonement was granted for all t...

Based on the above, it is possible to explain the connection between the two interpretations of the name Yom HaKippurim: a) that on this day, atonement is granted for all undesirable conduct (the simple meaning of the word kippurim, “atonement”), and b) t...

The lofty quality of a lottery is well known.Torah Or, p. 121a; Or HaTorah, Megilas Esther, pp. 28, 164, 167, 171. It transcends (not only intellect, but also) the power of will that transcends intellect. For when a person casts a lot, he decides that the...

The above can be understood on the basis of the explanations in Torah OrTorah Or, pp. 92d, 95d; Hosafos, p. 121a. that Purim and Yom Kippur share a connection with each other.See Tikkunei Zohar, Tikkun 21 (p. 57b), which states: “The name Purim is derived...

“For this reason, these days were called Purim, in commemoration of the lot.”Esther 9:26. Based on the well-known concept that an entity’s name reflects its nature,Tanya, Shaar HaYichud VehaEmunah, ch. 1; Teshuvos UBiurim, sec. 1 (also printed in the Rebb...

It was a farbrengen that everyone remembers. At the beginning of the farbrengen, the Rebbe delivered a maamar. As usual, his deep concentration was visible throughout the entire prelude. After the maamar, the Rebbe delivered several addresses punctuated b...

True, the performance of all the mitzvos have the potential to bring redemption, but how much more so does this apply with regard to increasing in the observance of the mitzvah of kindling Chanukah lights, i.e., not only to perform the mitzvah, but to inc...

As mentioned, the Chanukah lights are kindled after sunset. Metaphorically, “After sunset” specifically refers to the darkness of exile,The series of maamarim entitled Matzah Zu, 5640, sec. 64; see also sec. 59. and in particular to the compounded darknes...