Maaseh Rav
Season 8
Purim 5729 (1)
10 Shevat 5729
19 Kislev 5729 (3)
19 Kislev 5729 (2)
19 Kislev 5729 (1)
12 Tamuz 5728
10 Shevat 5728
Season 7
by Maaseh Rav
Purim 5729 (1)
10 Shevat 5729
19 Kislev 5729 (3)
19 Kislev 5729 (2)
19 Kislev 5729 (1)
12 Tamuz 5728
10 Shevat 5728
12 Tamuz 5727
Purim 5727 When it was the custom to come together and tell over Purim Torah. Someone related that the word יין (wine) has the same numerical value as the word לקח (cake). Someone asked “how is this possible, יין has the numerical value of 70 and לקח has the numerical value of 138? He answered “for this problem there is a simple solution, to have more יין, and if two times יין comes out to be more than לקח, then take another piece of לקח. If two times לקח is more than two times יין and even more than three times יין. Then you have to have so much יין and so much לקח that either one of the two occur: Either this problem will “work out” mathematically, or you will fulfill the obligation of Purim to reach the limit of עד דלא ידע! Eventually he will not be able to tell the difference between “cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai.” Certainly he will not be able to tell the difference if יין is the numerical value of לקח! (Maaseh Rav Tape #7 Side 2 the fifth Sicha)
12 Tammuz 5726 (2) Like the well known answer that the Tzemach Tzedek gave to someone who asked “why is it that people trample on me in the Bais Hamedresh?” He answered “what do you expect, when you spread yourself out on the floor. Where ever one wants to step, you will be there to be stepd upon!” (Maaseh Rav Tape #7 Side 2 the third Sicha)