Out of the Fire - Megillas Esther - Rav Moshe Weinberger on the Megillah 2shabbat and humankind

and humankind

the many hours spent in prayer on this awesome day

the reader feels the intense heat of battle on the advancing front and the eerie silence of the once teeming Jewish towns whose inhabitants have all vanished

Spouses and parents watch helplessly as their loved ones sink into pain and despair

and why does he wreak havoc wherever he goes

Out of the Fire - Megillas Esther - Rav Moshe Weinberger on the Megillah 2shabbat and humankindOut of the Fire Megillas Esther Rav Moshe Weinberger on the Megillah When do we accept the obvious truth that cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai (Megillah 7b), and when must we look beyond what our eyes see and our ears hear? When does Hashem want massive accomplishments from us, and when should we emphasize the little things? How do we reconcile our inner Jewish soul with the seemingly defective people we have become? What does Purim teach us