For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
There are many simple messages in Megillat Esther that back
up such huge concepts! For example, the Gemara on Daf Tet Zayin Amud Aleph
(16a) brings in the pasuk that speaks about Haman building the tall tree to
hang Mordechai (or at least that was the Rasha’s plan). The Pasuk (Esther 6:4) literally
says: “…VeHaman Ba LaChatzer Bet HaMelech
HaChitzona Lemor LaMelech Litlot Et Mordechai Al Ha’Etz Asher Hechin Lo,” For
Haman just entered the outer court of the royal palace, to speak to the king about
having Mordechai impaled on the stake he had prepared for him. The Gemara
zooms into the words “Hechin Lo” (for him) and teaches: It is literally
‘for him.’ Meaning that Haman had the intention of setting up a ‘stake’/tree to
hang Mordechai but the reality was that Haman was building the device that will
lead to his own death.
We see here that nothing in the world is left without a
calculation/reason for why it was created. In last week’s Parasha, Parashat
Terumah, there is a list of natural substances, animal hides, and elements used
to construct all the pieces of the Mishkan (look at yesterday’s CLD). One of
them is the Tachash, which is an
animal no longer with us today. This animal in its Aramic translation is called
“Sasgvaneh,” which is an animal that
is proud of its own highlighted skin. This animal’s skin was used for the
Mishkan because it had a range of multi-colored hide! The Gemara says that
Hashem created this animal just for the building of the Mishkan! Even more so,
in Purim; if we break apart all the events of the Megillah they seem so natural
as if G-d doesn’t need to do anything. However if we bring all the events
together, we absolutely cannot say that Hashem’s hand was not controlling the
situation! Megillat Esther (Esther coming from the root of the Hebrew word
“hidden”) is literally a book of Tanach that reveals the ‘hidden’ presence of
Hashem in everything. We must have 100% Emunah that Hashem can save us from all
situations, no matter how dangerous or how scary!
This entire Limud
(Piece of Torah) is taught from 2 words in the Pasuk. TWO WORDS. Imagine how
much knowledge and Torah base one gets after learning a Masechet of Mishnayot
or even a Masechet of Gemara. Imagine knowing all of the Torah by heart.
Imagine adding to that the entire Shas,
now add in all the commentary on Shas with the entire Shulchan Aruch, its
commentary and all the books of Halacha
(Jewish Law) that are published in our generation. That’s not even a slice of
the pie of Rav Ovadya Yosef shlit’a’s knowledge. Being the Gedol Hador he has
the entire Torah on his fingertips. And as much as we want to believe there is
an end to the Torah’s everlasting essence and Chochma, it actually never ends.
And the pie is there for everyone to take a bite!
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