Esther's Feast

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1. Does The King Know of Haman's Decree?

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Why does Mordekhai mention "the matter of the money" when he tells Esther about Haman's edict? An in-depth reading of the narrative describing Esther's second feast shows that Ahashverosh was probably unaware of Haman's edict to murder all the Jews.

2. Esther's Plan

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   What is Esther's plan? Why doesn't she ask Ahashverosh to spare her people in the first feast?

3. Esther's Second Party

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   A comparison of the two feasts shows a greater closeness between Ahashverosh and Esther in the second feast. This lesson describes the feast and the formulation of Esther's words.

4. Rivka & Esther: Mirror Images

   Vivien Hidary

   תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour and 7 minutes

   The genre for Megillat Esther seems to be cryptology -  the message is encrypted, because otherwise it would have been censored by the ruling powers in the Persian Empire. To decipher the message, we need the codebook, and for us - the codebook is the Torah.

   Our focus in this shiur is on Esther and Rivka, two women who had to take action for the sake of the nation. But our study of Esther will bring us to far-reaching comparisons with other women (and men) in Tanakh, as we pay careful attention to the wording, leitmotif (milah manha), and other tools that offer hints at a hidden message about an enduring struggle.