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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
The Lubavitcher Rebbe (Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz 27th Day of Kislev 5744) explained that Purim represents the body, e.g. mitzvos, and Chanukah represents the soul, e.g. Torah.
On Purim, we "...
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Orientation of Haman's Sons' Beam
From Rashi it would seem that is was vertical
זקיפא - פורק"א בלעז בצד אחד זה למטה מזה
זקיפא - Forche in [old French]. On one side [of it], one below the other.
Exploring this a little bit ...
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Locating a Sfas Emes on the influence of Chanukah
Please see if Sfas Emes Miketz 9 is something that helps you:
כי חנוכה ופורים הם נסים האחרונים סמוכין לסוף תיקון הכולל שיהי' נגמר במהרה בימינו בעת ביאת הגואל
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
The Targum Simcha Here (English Here) mentions four similarities and connections between Purim and Chanukah.
Although he does not mention the Shelah which you quoted, he does provide his own ...
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
There are a possibly a few ways in which they can be deemed "friends", or in other words, share a similar connection.
The first, from a most basic level, is that they are both Rabbinic ...
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What happened to King Achashverosh?
Quote from Let My Nation Live by Yosef Deustch, based on aggadata and many commentaries from Ibn Ezra, to Chasam Sofer:
Acheshverosh, however, enjoyed a great improvement in his situation.
His ...
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What happened to King Achashverosh?
King Achashverosh probably died a natural death. But his successor "did not know Esther and Mordechai". This site says: "According to accounts from medieval times, after the death of ...
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