Megillat Esther-The Scroll of Esther, also means to reveal and uncover the hidden miracles and mysteries of Purim. That is why we wear masks on Purim, to demonstrate that things are not always as they appear to be. That's also why G-D's name does not appear at all in the entire Megilla. In fact, it is the only one of the 24 books of TANACH without G-D's name.

Our goal is to reveal G-D to the world, even when it appears that He is not present. Our purpose as Jews is to unmask G-D and to reveal him in our daily mundane affairs. That is what Purim is truly about, and why it is such an important Festival.

In fact, according to the Zohar, Purim is even greater that Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement is called in The Torah, YOM KI-PURIM, literally a day like Purim. How can this be? Purim seems to be the total opposite of Yom Kippur. And the Zohar goes on to point out striking similarities between Esther's approach to Achashverosh and the Kohen Gadol's service in the Mikdash on Yom Kippur. The fasting Queen Esther, dressed in special royal garments, entering the King's forbidden inner chamber at risk to her life, to plead for the salvation of the Jewish People.

In parallel, the fasting Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur, also dressed in special white garments, entering the forbidden inner sanctum of the Mikdash at the risk of a heavenly death penalty, to plead for the Jewish People's Atonement. What is this incredible similarity between Purim and Yom Kippur?

The ARI explains that on Yom Kippur, we subjugate and neutralize our physical and material desires by fasting and praying all day, to reach the level of the angels. On Purim, we raise and sanctify our physical desires instead of denying them, and in this respect, we are even higher than angels.

A human being is made up of 2 opposite components, body and soul. On Yom Kippur, we praise G-D with our souls, by denying our body's and physical desires. However on Purim, we praise G-D by indulging our body's physical desires which is infinitely more difficult.

Thus Purim, if utilized properly, can be even greater than YOM KI-PURIM.

The lesson of Purim is that although life appears to be similar to a lottery- A PURIM, where events seem to happen by chance, that is only an illusion, or Purim mask. Our mission in life is to unmask G-D and to reveal Him and demonstrate that all events are controlled by G-D.