Monday, March 1, 2010

Someone was paying attention during the Megilla

A bunch of questions on the Purim story from Michelle Zivari:
1. Why is it important for us to know what cloth were hanging in the palace and all the other seemingly extra information at the beginning of the megilla?
2.How is it that Haman's wife knew something Esther didn't know? Haman's wife knew that if Haman was putting himself against the Jews the Jews would prevail  why didn't Esther have the same faith instead of hesitating before going to the king?
3. When Haman was coming home after he was invited to the party he told his wife that he saw Mordechai HAYEHUDI, he told her the he was Jewish why know does she say build him a gallow instead of telling him like she does later that he can't win?
4. Why after Achashverosh kills somebody does it have to say afterwards and then his anger subsided?
5. Didn't Achashverosh  tell Esther, right before her request to hang Haman's sons, that Haman's sons were hung?
6.Why are sons punished and why are they highlighted specifically?
~HAPPY PURIM
All answers, or other questions, are welcome from students & faculty alike are very welcome.  I have some thoughts, and hope to share them soon.

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