Journey of the Soul

Drawing upon the parallel between Queen Esther`s impassioned plea to King Ahasuerus for salvation and the soul`s entreaty to G-d for help in its spiritual struggle, this discourse examines the root of the soul`s exile, and the dynamics by which it lifts itself from the grip of materialism and ultimately finds a voice with which to express its G-dly yearnings.

VaYoshet HaMelech L'Esther 5560 (1800) - Delivered by the Alter Rebbe, the First Lubavitcher Rebbe