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The lesson here is that no matter how holy and exalted we may be Judaism requires that we have a teacher, mentor or guide with whom to consult.

The egg possesses a unique quality; the longer we cook it the harder it gets.

Redemption is when “G-d will be one and His name will be one,” in other words, when the entire world will recognize G-d’s infinite and exclusive power.

One hater cannot tolerate that a Jew is different while the other cannot tolerate that the Jew is not different.

One may suggest that the name Shiloh is connected with a prophet, who was arguably Shiloh’s most illustrious resident known as Achiyah the Shilonite.

This answers another obvious question. Why did G-d not give them a Mitzvah that they could perform easily and reward them accordingly?

Living in less than an ideal existence allows for a misalignment between the internal and the external, the spiritual and the material.

The first lesson is that contrary to the belief of some, the Messianic Age is not an age of rest and retirement.

This ties in with the Ba’al Shem Tov’s interpretation that one should not read the Megillah as an historical event but as something that is relevant to our own lives because it is happening today, in one form or another.

Upon reflection we will see that all four “damagers” can be understood as metaphors for Torah which is the antidote to all four forms of exile.

One may suggest that these seven rabbinical commandments are alluded to in the seven last letters. Each letter is the initial of one of the seven rabbinical commandments.

When we hit rock bottom, the only thing that can get us out of this darkness is to recognize that we are totally helpless and only G-d can extricate us from our emotional prison.

In the Messianic Age, we will experience this highest level of Atzilus. This is expressed in the words of the prophet Isiah which compares the knowledge of G-d that will prevail to the way the sea covers everything in it.

The pagans believed in the existence of hidden forces within the physical realm. When they worshipped natural phenomena they were worshipping what they perceived to be the underlying forces of each and every physical phenomenon.

Conversely, there are hidden powerful positive forces that we haven’t mined because they were not necessary for us to fulfill our mission.

How can we show that our love is absolute and unconditional? When we have reason to express our own pain and suffering, but instead we focus on the other’s pain and suffering.

The answer is that Esau was under the mistaken impression that the birth-right was exclusively a spiritual matter. The first-born was expected to carry on the legacy of the father.

Decent people, however, look at the Jewish people and their history and marvel at it. Their wonderment leads to profound respect and admiration.

It may be suggested that the six sons Keturah bore to Abraham represent six negative traits that can and must be transformed into the superior service of Ketores.