First of all, I must say that Rabbi Fohramn's book, The Queen You Thought You Knew, was excellent not only in his keen observations and interpretations, but also because his style of writing was sophisticated, yet simple to understand. He adresses issues both Pshat and Drash based, and offers fascinating ideas and theses. The following is an e-mail that I sent to Rabbi Fohrman regarding one of his theses.
I have just finished reading Rabbi Fohrman's new book, The Queen You Thought You Knew, and found it to be an excellent interpretation of the Purim story.
My father and I were discussing an alternative thought to Rabbi Fohrman's thesis on the final pasuk of the Megillah. While Rabbi Fohramn argues that there was a population within Shevet Yehuda that was unhappy being ruled by a Benjamite leader, the Targum (Ksav Yad Paris) claims that "rov" refers to Shevet Binyamin. When Haman was executed, it was clear that at least the Benjamites would be saved because of their connection to the Queen and to Mordechai. But when Mordechai and Esther decided that they needed to extend further to save the people of Yehuda as well, they jeopardized the safety of the Benjamites. Therefore, there would have been a population of people in Shevet Binyamin who were unhappy with Mordechai because he had been willing to risk their safety in attempts to save Shevet Yehuda.
I would be interested in hearing Rabbi Fohrman's thoughts on this Targum. Thank you and Frayloch Purim!
-Ayala Schnaidman
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