Luxurious Exile
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller describes Megillat Esther as a means of understanding our relationship to everything the Persian exile represents, and Hashem’s plan in exposing us to it.
Series: Megillot
Eternal Struggle: Mordechai and Haman
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller examines Perek 2, with an introduction to Mordechai and Esther, and a deepening of our understanding of the galut, exile, and the specific roles of Haman and Mordechai.
Spiritual Battle
Posted onIn perek 3, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller examines Hashem’s Hashgacha, the purpose of Amalek, and the spiritual forces at battle.
Returning from the Depths
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller speaks about the nature of doing Teshuva by looking at the methods used by Esther and Mordechai.
Esther: True Royalty
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller explains how Esther became the epitome of Midat Malchut (characteristic of kingship), and why she needed preparation for this role.
Perakim 6 & 7: Hidden Intervention
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller speaks about ‘hester panim’, hashgacha, and the effect of Tzadikim on their generation.
Megillat Esther, Perakim 7-10
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller finishes her discussion of Megillat Esther, and reviews the four mitzvot of Purim.
Perek 1: The Banished Bride
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller introduces Shir Hashirim and begins the first Perek with the explanation of the Gra.
Perek 2: Tzaddikim and Ba’alei Teshuva
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller explores the two different kinds of Tzadikim; those who face continued challenge, and those who have to express their goodness.
Perek 3: Beit Hamikdash, Meeting Place with Hashem
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller describes the way we search for Hashem in exile, and how our longing for Him once was fulfilled in the Beit Hamikdash.
Perek 4: Galut
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses life in exile, and how to respond to it.
Perek 5: Slumber of a Yearning Nation
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller speaks about the yearning of the Jewish Nation for Hashem while in exile in contrast with the spiritual inactivity that has set upon them. Rebbetzin Heller explains the metaphoric description of the megillah, which paint a painful picture of the Jewish Nation’s resistance to Hashem’s attempts to awaken us from our deep slumber of spiritual inactivity.
Perek 6: I Dwell Among You
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller continues her explanation of the sixth chapter, describing Hashem’s affirmation of His love for the Jewish people, as he recalls His Presence amongst the Jews during the Second Temple era.
Perek 7: Reunited
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller begins the seventh chapter, describing the ultimate return of the Jewish People toward Hashem and His bringing them back from exile.
Perek 8: Together Forever
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller speaks of the glorious future of the Jewish People, when we will be reunited in our inseparable bond with Hashem, never to leave Him again.
The Most Beloved of Songs
Posted onRebbetzin Tziporah Heller concludes her study of Shir Hashirim by discussing what makes this book so holy and beloved by G-d and the Jewish People.