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OPINION & COMMENT Hating Evil Leads to Pure Spiritual Simchah The mitzvah of remembering Amolek is not just to recall historical incidents, but to remind us to hate all evil. According to the Rambam: "The 189th [Mitzvas Asei] is that He has commanded us to remember what Amolek did to us when hastening to do evil to us. A Middos Workshop: The Simcha of Purim--Our Love of
Hashem Three times a day we recite this verse, an effective reminder to ourselves to develop a feeling of unbounded love for our Creator. Loving Hashem is part and parcel of being a Torah Jew. Previously, we discussed the simchah of Adar that stems from the love with which the Jews reaccepted the Torah during Purim. Now we will examine more thoroughly Purim's connection to ahavas Hashem.
The Secret of Purim
Joyous Fasting: Understanding the Uniqueness of Taanis
Esther "The prophets and the beis din in the days of Mordechai and Esther commanded that we should read the Megilloh on Purim in order to proclaim the praises of Hashem and the salvations that He wrought through the merit of our tefillos. In this way we will bless and praise - - mevoreich and mehallel -- Hashem, and establish for all generations the truth of which the Torah writes: "Which nation is so great that Hashem answers them when we cry out to Him." (Rambam in his introduction to his minyan hamitzvos).
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