에스더 8:2의 인용 해설

And each one must send portions to his fellow, etc. [That is] in the first chapter of Megillah (7a:20), "Rabbi Yosef taught." And the Ran, may his memory be blessed, wrote, Two portions to one person means types of food and drink to the wealthy; but with the indigent, it is enough for each one with one gift, since it is considered like a big thing in their eyes. To here are his [words]. But in my humble opinion regarding the reason for these portions and gifts, it is so that the joy will include the joy of service to the Creator of everything, and that is gifts to the indigent; and also include the joy of a person with his loved ones and his friends, and these are the portions. And it is since the salvation on Purim included two salvations. The first was that all our opponents were paid back and we were avenged. And the second is that He saved us to the point that not one man was lost. And these are truly two great gifts; and they are hinted well in the two gifts that Ahasuerus gave. The first was the house of Haman; as through this, he paid back our opponents. And the second was the giving of the ring, such that no opponent or enemy would hurt us. And so is it written (Esther 8:2), "That very day the king [...] gave the house of Haman, etc." And it is written (Esther 8:3), "The king slipped off his ring [...] and gave it to Mordekhai, etc." In memory of these two gifts, our Sages, may their memory be blessed, established that one give two gifts from his hand and from his wealth in memory of these two salvations, for both the joy of service to the Creator and the joy of a person with his loved ones and his friends. They will not depart from in front of us on account of the gifts that Ahasuerus gave. And behold since the 'indigent will never be lacking from the earth' and 'the forsaken are many,' the commandment is to distribute and give one gift to every indigent person. For so did the earlier ones write, and so too does the intellect require. For one who has 100 gold pieces to give to the poor - his reward is greater when he distributes it to 100 poor people than when he gives all of the 100 gold pieces to one, two or three poor people. For the one who gave to 100 [people] maintained 100 souls. However with the joy of a person with his loved ones and his friends, he may not find many people he loves, as our Rabbis, may their memory be blessed, said (Bava Batra 16b:5), "Either a friend like the friends of Job"; and likewise (Avot 1:6), "Acquire a friend for yourself." That is why the commandment is to send two portions to his good friend, to be joyful and happy with him about these two salvations, as mentioned. 'Let the sage listen and increase knowledge.'

A good man will leave an inheritance of his merit and his property to his sons’ sons, but a sinner does not leave over an inheritance to his sons, for his wealth and his property are laid away for the righteous, as it is written (Esther 8:2): “And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.”

But to the sinner He gives the urge. A habit and concern to hoard and gather, and to give to him who is good before God, as the matter is stated, “and Esther put Mordechai in charge of Haman’s estate.”²⁹Esther 8:2.