The Secret of Purim Prayers
After Haman prepared the tree to hang Mordecai, he went to see what Mordecai was doing. Haman found Mordecai in the Beis Midrash teaching Torah to twenty-two thousand young children, who were fasting and wearing sackcloth. Haman put the children in chains and declared, "Tomorrow I will kill these children first and then I will hang Mordecai." The mothers brought their children bread and water. The children swore they would not eat, rather they would go to their death while fasting. They returned to their study while weeping and crying. Their wailing ascended to Heaven and the evil decree was annulled. Lesson:. Even in the most trying moments we need the presence of mind to study Torah and pray because HaShem will redeem us on the merit of our Torah study and prayer. App: Have the composure to set aside your hardships so that you can study Torah and pray to HaShem -- your dedication to HaShem will awaken His mercy and He will free you from all of your troubles! (Based on Lev Eliyahu of Rav Eliyahu Lopian) *New printing of the Salant Foundation's "Ohr Yisrael"
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L"N Rav Yochanon Mordecai Ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leach bas Yehudah
Refuah Shleimah
Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta
Leiba Zelta bas Chana |
