!!חודש טוב

I once heard a teacher of mine in seminary, Rabbi Jonathan Taub (you can read a bit about him here or here) say that when what you are learning connects to the weekly

פרשה, it's a sign that you're on the right track in your approach and understanding.  I think we could extend this notion to connecting our learning to other timely Jewish concepts, such as the ימים טובים. To that end, I was recently listening to a שיעור about פורים which made mention of none other than the סנה, the burning bush that we've been studying in class.  The speaker is Mrs. Esther Wein, who is a popular תורה lecturer in the New York area.  You can listen to her here, by scrolling down to the title "Layehudim Hayta Oorah" and clicking on "Download mp3" (you can also find it as a podcast, just search iTunes for "Esther Wein parsha podcast").  אם ירצה 'ה, we will be hearing more from Mrs. Wein in the future.  For now, I hope that this gives you some insight both into משה's vision at the סנה, as well as a deeper understanding of פורים.  It's deep, and if it seems a bit lengthy for you, at least try to listen to the section that is particularly relevant to the סנה, starting from about 11 1/2 minutes in.  Pay attention to the discussion of the 3 things that משה was rewarded for due to his behavior at the סנה.