Haman's edict

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  1. The Casting of the Lot

    Prof. Jonathan Grossman

    This article explains the meaning and significance of the Lottery ("Pur"). The world of magic is often linked with Rachel and her descendants. Haman's lottery was performed during the celebration of the Babylonian New Year, and reflects a deterministic worldview. We will compare the Haman's lottery to the High Priest's lottery on Yom Kippur, and Joshua's lottery for dividing and distributing the land.

  2. 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.

  3. Yosef's Brothers and Haman

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. Amalek and Esther

    Elisheva Brauner