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Purim, March 24, 1940


like yom kippur, so too purim,

just as on yom kippur,

we are commanded to fast,

whether or not we want to,

so too on purim,

we are commanded to find joy,

even when there’s no joy,

only despair.


but, there’s hope; there’s compassion.


just like on yom kippur,

the day atones,

whether or not our teshuva is complete,

so too purim brings salvation,

the world will be redeemed.

even when we can’t bring ourselves

to muster

even a spark of joy.


We learn in the Tikunei Zohar that Purim is like Yom Kippur. This could be hinting to tus that just as on Yom Kippur a person must fast and repent whether he wants to or not, because he is fulfilling a commandment of God, so also the joy of Purim is not dependent on whether or not a person feels happy in himself or whether he is in a situation that facilitates happiness. Even if he is at the level of brokenheartedness and his whole mind and spirit are grown down, it is nevertheless a statute that on Purim he must bring into his heart at least some spark of joy.


The comparison between Yom Kippur and Purim apply equally to Heaven. The flow from above to below is bound to happen on Purim, just as on Yom Kippur the essence of the day itself atones for a person even if the person has not fulfilled all the requirements of repentance. We learn in the Talmud (Yoma 85b); Rebbe said: “Whether one has repented fully or not, the Day of Atonement procures atonement for all transgressions.” So also, on Purim: Even if the Jewish person has not really felt joy, as he is commanded to do, and for this reason his worship on Purim was not whole, nevertheless the salvation and joy that Purim itself achieves for the Jewish people will also work now.


איתא בת"ז הק' שפורים כיום הכיפורים אפשר מרמז גם לזה שכמו יוה"כ התענית והתשובה ביום זה לא אם רוצה אותם האדם לעשותם עושה רק בין אם רוצה בין לא מקיימם מפני גזרת הקב"ה כן גם שמחת פורים לא רק אם האדם מעצמו בשמחה או עכ"פ במצב שיכול לשמח א"ע צריך הוא לשמח רק גם אם הוא בשפלות ובשבירת הלב המוח וכל רוחו נרמס חוק הוא שצריך עכ"פ איזה ניצוץ של שמחה להכניס אל לבו


וכן גם ממעלה למטה כמו שיוה"כ עצומו של יום מכפר ואפילו אם לא השלים כל תשובתו אומר רבי שמכפר לו ,כן גם בפורים אף שלא היה האיש הישראלי בשמחה כפי שצריך להיות וממילא כל עבודתו שבפורים לא היתה בשלימות מ"מ הישועה והשמחה שהפורים פועל על ישראל גם עתה פועל ועושה




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