JOY CONTINUED

Dear Family,

I hope that everyone is well and have had a Happy Purim!

Wishing refuah shleimah for Yechezkiel ben Ester.

MAZAL TOV TO DOVI AND RIKKI ON THEIR UPCOMING CHASSANAH NEXT WEEK BEH! It should be beshaah tovah umatzlachas and you should build a beautiful binyan adei ad together, giving your parents and Hashem much nachas!

Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Rivky on their Anniversary. BH another Levy celebration next week! Wishing you many more simchos and much nachas from all your Family Shmuel and Rivky and much happiness together BEH!

And it is also Zalmy and Nechama Dina's Anniversary next week. Mazal Tov! Wishing you many more happy and healthy years together BEH!

Then we have birthdays:

Mazal Tov to Chana Lieba (Annette Davidoff) on her birthday next week. Wishing you a great year Chana Lieba with much happiness, and continued nachas from all your Family BEH

Mazal Tov to Kevin Marks whose birthday was on Taanis Esther. Wishing you a great year Kevin, and thank you for all the work you do on our Family Tree!

Mazal Tov to Kerry Lee whose birthday is on Shabbos. Wishing you a wonderful year Kerry Lee. It was so nice that you got together with Pesach in SA recently, and that Families stay in touch BH!

Mazal Tov to Mikayla Davidoff whose birthday is also on Shabbos. Wishing you much nachas from your growing Family, Mikayla, and a happy and successful year BEH!

And Yohrtzeits:

We wish long life to Mendel Kehaty on the yohrtzeit of his brother Nadiv Dovber ah on Shabbos. His neshamah should have an Aliyah and wishing you only simchos in the future Mendel. I only met Nadiv once, but I still have good memories of him.

Wishing Mommy (Rahel) long life on the yohrtzeit of her sister, Simcha ah on Sunday. Her neshamah should have an Aliyah. Only simchos for the whole Family BEH.

Purim was very joyous BH. And it is still Adar. And so the JOY continues!

The Megillah says that after the Miracle of Purim the Jewish People were BLESSED WITH JOY (SIMCHAH)

Our Sages understand this to mean that we were now able to celebrate the Yamim Tovim.

The Rebbe explains that although other Nations also have holidays, they celebrate them with drinking and unbridled conduct.

The Jewish People by contrast, even when they rejoice and drink, they come closer to Hashem, and heighten their Yiras Shamayim (Fear of Heaven) and Holiness. - Likutei Sichos Book 3

Wishing everyone a Gut Shabbos and a very Happy Week!