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| | "Purim Exposed" by Rabbi Dov Ber Weisman |
 | | century leader, the Chiddushei Harim, was but a little boy, he was already known throughout the world as a genius. |
 | | At the end of Megillat Esther, the verse states, "The Jews had light, happiness, joy, and honor." Our sages explain that "light" refers to Torah, "happiness" is Yom Tov (the Jewish holidays), "joy" is the mitzvah of brit milah, and "honor" refers to the mitzvah of tefillin. |
 | | It is the lesson that the Chiddushei Harim as a boy taught the layman; to see Hashem as a real entity all around us, especially in our private lives, and to make within ourselves a place where Hashem can dwell. |
| www.tfdixie.com /holidays/purim/005.htm (1621 words) |
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