Who Stands Behind the Mask

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February 21 2021
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Purim 

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Rava said, It is one's duty levasumei, to make oneself fragrant [with wine] on Purim... The common understanding of Rava's pronouncement is so embraced that the pious and the wise have for centuries, twisted themselves in knots to make sense of it. My beloved grandfather, Rav Bezalel Zev Shafran ZT'L was not satisfied with the common understanding. His comments about the Purim story invite us that we delve deeper into the story... My grandfather notes that in this comment and the one declaring that "one is obliged to become intoxicated..." Rava is being consistent! In making this observation, my grandfather brilliantly makes clear that the adage that "Not all that meets the eye is truth", is true!

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