Recorded live on Zoom in the midst of war here in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Ta’anit Esther with open hearts and trembling emunah.

We begin with niggunim — Kulanu Ke’echad, Ayeh Mekom Kevodo, Avo El HaMelech — and move into the deeper battlefield of Purim: not just the destruction of Haman, but the removal of machshevet Haman.

What is the “thought of Haman”? Why does Esther insist that even after victory, something deeper must be uprooted? Why is the only tefillah that is always answered the request for emunah peshuta?

In a time of missiles and miracles, Rav Shlomo speaks about:

- The illusion of political correctness as modern avodah zarah

- The difference between physical victory and spiritual freedom

- Arur Haman = Baruch Mordechai = Emunah Peshuta (502)

- Hisbodedus as the weapon of this generation

- Vision — not for 20 years from now, but for right now

This is a Purim shiur for a generation standing at a turning point in Jewish history. Come before the King. Ask for simple faith. Remove the thought of Haman.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Opening Niggun – Kulanu Ke’Echad

00:39 Safe Rooms and the Reality of War

03:29 Not Knowing How to Feel in History

06:46 Reb Nosson’s Prayer Against Klipat Haman

08:38 What Is Machshevet Haman?

11:12 Esther’s True Victory Explained

13:08 The Avodah Zarah of “What Do People Think?”

20:40 The One Prayer That Is Always Answered

31:02 Hisbodedus as the Weapon of Purim

33:20 Vision, Emunah Peshuta and Coming Before the King