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The Apter Rav - the Ohaiv Yisroel writes that one of the reasons why we dress up in masquerade on Purim is to show that the miracle of Purim came from something that actually would have initially caused us much grief. This, says the Apter Rebbe, stresses that the greatest...

Vatosef Esther vat'daber lifnei Hamelech vatipol lifnei raglav vateivk vatischanen lo. (8:3) The gemara says that the word Hamelech in the megilla is referring to Hashem. Hashem says about the Baal Gaava - a haughty person, "I and he cannot coexist in one place." Kol hah...

"Zemiros Shabbos": Even if you are king of the known world, if you get upset at the wife when things don't go your way, the results can be fatal. Not being happy with you what have can sometimes get you a one-way ticket to the top of a very high pole.   "Me3": Just b...

Purim is a time where all inhibitions and screens are removed. We dress like different people in order to cover over our "selves" of the whole year - so we can touch our REAL selves. And we drink to let go of our "daas" for the same reason. Even if our lives are filled wi...

Print out some the humor from the " GYE Chill-Spot ": Over 55 pages of hilarious jokes, funny lines, and Rolling-On-The-Floor-Humor!!

I saw this Dvar Torah in R' Pinkas's sefer on Purim and I would like to share it with you. R' Pinkas asks the question, why are we encouraged to get so drunk on Purim that we can not tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman? Since when does the Torah encourage suc...