July 4th, 1776 = 17th of Tammuz [the 4th month], 5536 (ה' תקל"ו) 5 + 536 = 541
1776ft = 541m (Freedom Tower)
541 + tov (17) = 558
541 + good = 558
Jacob + Esav = 558
“brothers facing each other” = 558:
Ex 37. 9. And the kerubim spread out their wings above, and covered with their wings over the covering, with their faces one to another (ופניהם איש אל־אחיו) toward the covering were the faces of the kerubim:
Gen 27. 24. And he said, Are you really my son Esau? And he said, I am:
The first Purim costume:
Gen 27.15. And Rebekah took the best garments of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:
The last reading in the Torah is rolled into the beginning -- parsha 54 connected to parsha 1. The last word in the Torah is Israel -- all Israel.
All Israel in the beginning: 54 + 1, 541.
Bereshith, “in the beginning” (בראשית) = 913 = America spelled out:
אלף מם ריש יוד קוף הא
3. "Between 'cursed is Haman' and 'blessed is Mordechai'" -- this occurs when we rise above the level of smell and hearing, and have a clear view from above. When we rise above the root of evil and perceive the Divine plan in its entirety, then there is no longer any difference between Haman's curse and Mordechai's blessing -- both are part of God's plan for human history. (Note that "arur Haman" - cursed is Haman, and "baruch Mordechai" - blessed is Mordechai, have the same gematria: 502.) This is why God wipes out Amalek's memory from under the heavens (in the verse cited above) -- because above the heavens there is no need for this.
Through the joy and abandon of Purim we do not seek to escape from this world but rather to rise above it. We consume and overwhelm our lower faculties in order to focus on our higher powers of perception, to rejoice in the Divine plan in which the threats and schemes of the wicked are ultimately turned to eternal good.
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502 =
A man saying “I love you” (אני אוהב אותך), for example to his long lost twin.
= Esav spelled out (עין שין וו)
President Trump is Esav's gift to Jacob, but he's like the little gift on top of the big gift for him. After all, Esav has a lot to make up for. There's a deep root of bitterness on both sides that needs to be made sweet.
When we rise above the root of evil and perceive the Divine plan in its entirety...
Psalm 133
1. A Song of Maalot [ascent] of David; Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity:
2. It is like the precious ointment [lit. good oil] upon the head, that runs down upon the beard, Aaron's beard, that runs down to the hem of his garments:
3. Like the dew of Hermon descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life for evermore:
Happy 4th of July!