There’s one day a year where the gates are thrown wide open, and Hashem asks each of us: “מה שאלתך וינתן לך — What is it that you truly want?” That day is Purim. Not just a day of costumes and joy, but a sacred invitation to dream big, to daven from the deepest places in our hearts, and to stop limiting what we think is possible.

In this shiur given in Modiin (Feb 2018), we explore how Purim is a Yom Kippur of a different kind, where the avodah is joy, the battlefield is the soul, and the weapons are vulnerability and hutzpah d’kedusha. Through stories, niggunim, and the unforgettable teaching that Moshe Rabbeinu never spoke freely because he never asked, we are reminded: if we never ask, we might never see the miracle.

On Purim, don’t play it safe. Build your ramp. Ask for everything.