Purim: The Pnimuyis of Shaloch Manos (Part 2)

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Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s gorgeous ma’amar on Purim, and go deeper into the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos as a preparation for Beis HaMikdash Sheini. We open with “Shoshanat Yaakov,” then step right back into the sugya: Achashveirosh’s feast isn’t just a party — it’s temple-consciousness. Esther’s “לך כנוס את כל היהודים” is not only about survival; it’s about waking up and becoming a people again, so we can return and build. Then comes the wild historical reveal from Sefer Ezra: during the Purim era, there was already a mizbe’ach in Yerushalayim, with korbanos happening, even while the Heichal still wasn’t built. Meaning: something can be “alive” before it’s “complete”… and unity is the foundation that makes the building possible. From there, we turn to the wine: why “ad d’lo yada”? Not as an escape, but as a holy breaking of the inner mechitzos that keep us isolated. We bring in Rebbe Nachman’s yesod of yishuv hada’as, the fight against modern distraction, and the line between a Purim that opens the heart… and a Purim where Haman is still sitting at the seudah. Yasher koach, and may we be zocheh to a Purim of real achdus, the kind that can hold a Beis HaMikdash. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening Niggun and Greeting 02:44 Opening the Sefer and Starting Reish Nun 03:50 Mishloach Manos as Preparation for the Second Beis Hamikdash 06:02 Achashverosh’s Feast and Its Temple Implications 07:22 Esther’s Directive to Gather the Jews 17:03 Ezra’s Altar While the Temple Remains Unbuilt 19:27 Unity, Mishloach Manos, and the Path to Rebuilding 25:45 Rav Kluger on Wine Drinking Purpose 27:59 Video Testimony and Emotional Overload 29:43 Three Cardinal Sins and Yishuv HaDa'at 32:51 Ribo’s Song and Modern Distractions 34:04 Practicing Hisbodedus for Yishuv HaDa'at 35:25 Ayahuasca and Short-Term Yishuv HaDa'at 36:31 Purpose of Desires in Rebbe Nachman 38:03 Intellectual Isolation and Haman’s Role 40:38 When Purim Drinking Fails Yishuv HaDa'at 42:44 Building a Beit Hamikdash and Unity