The connection between Moshe Rabbeinu’s passing and Purim.

An expose of ideas about Moshe Rabbeinu from the Rebbe’s talks. 1) When Moshe was born ‘the room was filled with light’, this Haman did not get. 2) All Jews are (indirectly born on 7 Adar). 3) Loved the Jews 4) gave us the Torah 5) Loved the land and all that this entails.

There are two half Shekels: 1) The half that man gives: on the one hand everyone gives the same ten: the עשר כחות הנפש; on the other, there are a rich 10 (Atzilus) and a poor 10 (Asiya). 2) The divine 10 which are always the same. They follow the person’s 10 in regular people…

Inside se’if 1. Question why say ‘yachin es atzmo’ (ready yourself through mystical meditation) and not tell us how to do it? Page 43-4.

Reb Avrohom Dovid Lavut in Shaar HaKolel, sees the two points as one, that the preparation for Shofar is the recitation of Psalm 47. The Rebbe actually supports his grandfathers idea and explains it, (but he will argue soon). Page 44-5.

Question: Rashi’s issue is that Moshe was afraid and yet didn’t escape.The Rebbe’s question is why does Rashi bring both Pshatutim, Pshat and Midrash. The Pshat must have some merit also. Page 1-2.

Bitachon and Emuna are not philosophies but levels of connection. The difference is whether one views Hashem as doing only overt good. Question: Why would one have trust, perhaps he had forfeited it with his sin? Page 2-3.

1) Continuation from last class: perhaps Bitachon is simply not worrying, but not that all that will happen will be overtly good. 2) The rejection of this idea. The Rebbe (quotes the Chovas HaLivavos and) proves that Bitachon MUST mean that one believes that all in his life will be overtly good. Page 3-4.

Introduction to final answer: Story (and commentary on) “Tracht gut vet zein gut”. Page 4.