Hey fellow Chabad Lubavitchers and everyone else reading this however you identify 🙂 It’s Purim Koton so I get it if you are disguised. 🙂
I’m choosing to write this up really quickly on Purim Koton erev Shabbos Parshas tetzaveh which of course to us Lubavitchers immediately recalls maamer v’ata tetzaveh, Chof Zayin Adar, and the privilege, importance, and responsibility of Hiskashrus to the Moshe of our generation. Through the Rebbe’s guidance we develop a more mature and awesome relationship to our Creator.
The Rebbe continues to make it clear that Moshiach is ready. Somehow though sometimes it can become unclear in my head and it’s possible chas vesholom possible even in my speech and action.
But I’m not writing this to confess machshavos zaros!
We dont say tachnun today. 🙂
I want to simply share this with you: It’s Purim Koton!
It’s erev Shabbos Tetzaveh!
We learned last week that Moshe cast the gold for the Menorah into the fire and Hashem formed it.
The Rebbe explains that this is how it is in general when working to reveal G-dly light in the physical world. (That’s what you’re always busy doing right?)
We must put in our best effort. Optimistically, with warmth and fiery enthusiasm in our divine service. And then, ultimately Hashem is the one to make it happen. To reveal it in it’s perfect form.
This will be the case very much so with the 3rd beis hamikdash (which we read about in the haftorah this Shabbos and which we will be celebrating within a maximum of 18 minutes from now.
This week we learned that the mizbeach where some gruesomely physical stuff is done is called Kodesh kodashim.
So it’s not just whatever goes on behind the curtain on yom Kippur in the Kodesh hakodashim that is holy of holies. It’s also the sacrifices on the mizbeach.
“A fire offering… pleasing to Hashem.”
As above, The Mezritcher Maggid teaches us that this possuk spells it out: when we serve Hashem with warm enthusiasm, offer Hashem our fire, Hashem is pleased.
Hello, rejoice. Please.
It’s Purim Koton. There’s no checklist of obligations as on Purim in 30 days. (You probably know what they are but 30 days before it’s good to get a reminder and here’s a really unique reminder of the Purim story, Chassidus, and the 4 obligations of Purim -you can hear me sing them out in this really cool Purim track I’m proud of BH
It’s available on major streaming platforms. Yes, shameless plug.
Anyway, I digress,
TODAY it’s s not a checklist. It’s simply joy. Your joy is G-d’s joy. G-d has immense Joy in your existence and being a part of G-d you actually do affect G-d.
You can increase G-d’s joy by increasing yours.
Get in Moshiach Mode! Increase your love for another, joy, Torah Study, and fiery enthusiasm in Mitzva doing!
May we merit the ultimate Joy, ultimate Harmony, now. Moshiach NOW.
Start celebrating this now (“life hack” I got from the Rebbe) and this be the ultimate Shabbos! ❤️
Eli Tzvi Weiss
Well done!
That was fantastic!!