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Terrible feeling of helplessness after the tragedy in Merkaz Harav where 8 boys were murdered. Vilna Gaon- Yom Kippur begins the process of techias hameisim (Resurrection of the Dead) which is completed on Purim. Yom Kippur is resurrection of the neshama (soul); Purim is resurrection of the body. On Yom Kippur we think like a Jew; on Purim we eat, drink like a Jew. On Purim a Jew is invincible- our avodah (task) is to bring ourselves back to life.