Emunah & Bitachon

Esther's era is called "the end of all the miracles" by the Gemara, yet Jews have seen open miracles since then. What does that mean? Why was it only after Purim that Klal Yisrael accepted the Torah willingly, and why is the holiday named for a lottery, "Pur"? Rabbi Levenstein's approach ties together all these puzzles, including the Gemara's hint to Esther in "haster astir" and why Amalek is singled out. A mashal about villagers sent to investigate the first train asks how easily we miss what is really driving events.