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When you count the Jewish people: we'll preface by first explaining the Megillat Esther. In says that Mordechai HaYehudi was the top advisor to Achashverosh, he was greatly by the Jewish people. What this means is that Mordechai HaYehudi did the exact opposite of the opinion of Achashverosh, the word Mishna is to change as Gemara says when someone changes from the expressed wishes of his master. Achashverosh entire intent was to show his greatness, and also the party he made was to show his greatness. He did not care for the benefit of his generation and it says in the next verse "Achashverosh placed a tax on the land to cover the cost of the party." This is not the way of righteous, their entire efforts are for the sake of the generation. This is the inner meaning of the word "he was great by the Jew" what this means is that all his greatness was for the sake of the Jewish people. That's the way by all tzaddikim, that they did not look at their own benefit. And that's the meaning of the verse: "G-d does good to those who are good and to those who are upright in their hearts." The tzaddik is called good as it says in the Torah "praise the tzaddik for he is good" and the upright in their heart who seek benefit for themselves. It says in a posuk "a light in planted for the righteous, and for the upright, joy" there are two types of tzadik: one who makes sure his path is righteous and he does not pay any attention to his generation. But a true tzaddik is someone who continually pursues welfare of the Jewish people. As it says in the posuk, "You are good and Your deeds are good, teach me your statutes." What this means is just like how Hashem is good and does good and the entire of creation was only to do kindness, so too did King David pray that his study of Torah was like Hashem's deeds, that he should study to be good and do good to others. And that is what he meant when he said "teach me your laws." This is the meaning of our prayers "therefore the tzaddikim will see and rejoice and the upright will celebrate" what this means is that tzadikim will rejoice because the upright will celebrate. This is the meaning of our prayer in the musaf of Rosh Hashanah, "Those who seeks you will never stumble and will never be shamed forever, all those who shelter in you." "Those who seek you" are those who pray for the world, they will never stumble and their merit will last forever and this is a level that Mordechai was on; as the Torah says, he sought the welfare of his people. When you count the Jewish people, this is refers to the tzaddikim who are the heads of the Jewish people, "they will give" means they give atonement to the Jewish people's when Hashem counts them. What that means is when the generation is missing something they will have sacrificed for them and the Jewish people will not be plagued but rather have long life and good years. This is the meaning of the next section of this week's parsha "and you should take for yourself choice spices, 500 weight of solidified myrrh." The word, myrrh, allude to Mordechai as the Talmud says his name is "morry dechi" [crushed spice in Hebrew]. He was at this level, he sought the welfare of the Jewish people and was thus a true leader. And in the words of the Torah, "choice spices," literally 'heads of spices' means that Hashem appoints the head of Jewish people from heaven (spice share the same letters as heaven) so the leader of the Jewish people should arouse mercy and kindness. And this the meaning of the teaching of the yeshiva of Eliyahu HaNavi: why did Moshe Rabbeinu merit to have his face shine? Because his whole life he would sigh and yearn for the glory of the Jewish people so that there should be peace between them and their Father in Heaven, and all of the Torah that he learned was for the benefit of the Jewish people as it says that when Moshe got the Torah he gave it to Yehoshua. This is the meaning of a verse from Naomi Melech "let my words flow like rain" just like rain saturates Earth, it comes down with no benefit to itself, instead it get mingled with the mud just for the sake of the world, to bring bread from earth, so should his Torah teaching be like the rain. And this is the meaning of the posuk "just like the rain and snow irrigates the earth and brings forth bread likewise Hashem's word will not come back empty handed."