More Mezuza Madness
Yes, even Parshas Parah demands mezuza awareness.
See the Taz on Yoreh Deah 285.
He calls the mezuza’s effect an open miracle, above mother nature.
Reincarnate and discover how Parah and mezuza connect with Orach Chaim 285 too.
Back In Bereishis
18:7
Rashi teaches us three cows (“parim”) were prepared by Avraham Avinu.
He served each of his three guests one tongue.
But, this posuk says “ben bakar”, meaning one cow (see Rashi Bamidbar 28:19).
Purim. Parah. Pharaoh…
Torah Law
Requires we eat more than we drink.
Purim is reversal.
We drink more than we eat.
Eating includes learning nigleh.
Drinking includes davening and learning nistar.
Watch your diet this Purim.
Parshas Zachor
Is the second of the four parshiyos.
It corresponds with the second of the four questions of leil seder.
And the second of the four sons too.
Understanding these connections destroys Amalek.
Good Luck!
Avodas Purim 5784
Wear leather Shabbos shoes to megilla, and stomp Haman with your right foot.
Learn (between Megilla readings) Tehillim 22, Mishna & Gemara Megilla, Tikunei Zohar Tikun 22.
Ideal mishloach manos-two identical portions of sweet meat, each in it’s own container.
Matanos l’evyonim-total sum should exceed all other Purim expenses combined.
Wear a mask.
Extend your arms upwards (like Moshe Rabenu) during shemoneh esreh, particularly during Mincha.
Middle finger on mezuza, and say alternatively הצילה מחרב נפשי and הצילני נא מיד.
Israeli wine from Meron or Yerushalayim vineyards.
Clap your nigleh and dance your nistar.
Shofar
Intoxicated with love, Naaseh v’Nishma out loud with your crowd.
Sing אדיר הוא יבנה ביתו בקרוב במהרה בימינו בקרוב אל בנה בנה ביתך בקרוב
Reject all forms of avoda zara (arrogance, promiscuity, financial anxiety, loshon hara, anger, etc).
Parshas haMan.
Extended tefillin time, including mincha.
Connect with Ashkenazim and Sefardim.
Sing Bar Yochai.
Drink after the morning Megila, take a nap, wake up (ideally to a shofar blast), keep drinking all day.
Megilas Esther
Begins and ends with the letter vav.
Rashi on Esther too.
Vav on both ends.
Vav is the letter of emes, everlasting reality.
Megilas Esther and Purim will never fade away.
Haman certainly does.
Except for the vav in the nun of his name.
The height of Purim avoda is to isolate that vav, and expand it to eternity.
Purim Curriculum
The story begins with a sleepy Klal Yisroel.
Then we wake up.
Mordechai is mishneh l’melech.
Mishneh is a sleepy word.
Nigleh.
Haman takes him on.
Esther represents nistar.
The silent one.
Haman stands no chance.
On Purim, we antagonize Haman with nigleh.
But the victor is nistar.
Mezuza Case
Why use one?
Especially indoors…
Why does the Baal Shem Tov object to iron cases?
What do Chazal call the case?
Your Purim lies in the answers to these questions!
Purim Is Named After Yom Kippur
Moshe Rabenu is MC of Yom Kippur.
Of Purim too.
The kohen gadol requires seven days to prepare for YK.
Moshe Rabenu is born today, and has seven days to prep for Purim.
Focus on MR today as part of your Purim prep.
Purim And Mezuza
Deeply connected!
They both usher you into your domain.
Mezuza to your physical house.
Excessive Purim wine yields a daas transplant.
That’s the ticket to your new and improved personal mishkan.
Mezuza awareness will enhance the potency of your Purim wine.