HKBH did not need anything outside of Himself. He is inherently perfect. However, He chose to create humans so that He would be able to be in a relationship and have upon whom to bestow His love....
"Purim is a time of giving. For those of us women who are blessed with sufficient funds and the ability to do so, it is a great time to contribute our part to support our community, financially and spiritually, and donate zecher l’machatzit ha-shekel."...
Esther’s Fast: Rules, Meaning, What Is Esther’s Fast & How To Do It
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These three days of fasting were a national rallying cry for salvation. The whole nation was united behind Esther, and God indeed answered their prayers....
This Thursday we celebrate Purim, a spiritually powerful day in which the original energies and potential of the first Purim are released and available for us to tap into. Among these, Purim is an eit ratzon, a favorable time. This is a time when our tefillot, (prayers), are welcomed...
"In the month of Adar - the eve of Nisan, when the Almighty's miraculous Providence was revealed – another stage was added in the destruction of the seed of Amalek....
"The foundation of [Rabbi Schneur Zalman's] psychological system is based on the doctrine of the 'two souls' ...conceived as the sources of all human activity, and of the conscious and unconscious forces behind them....
"There is an opinion in the Talmud that Purim should be celebrated in Adar I based on the rule [that] 'one does not ‘pass over’ or forego the performance of the mitzvahs'...