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Synopsis

The Purim Megillah

The first political satire?

What started it?

What started it?

Is Mordechai not allowed , by Halacha, to bow down before Haman?

(Hint – see for  example Genesis 23)

“Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate”

“Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate”

This means that he is a member of the King’s administration –
Why is that important?

Esther’s Tactics

Esther’s Tactics

Why Does Esther not beg Ahasuerus  to save her people
from the start,
before her 2 banquet invitations?

Summary

Despite the recognition of Esther’s comic nature by many scholars, some readers may be surprised or even shocked by this idea. That is because the inclusion of a book in the biblical canon affects the way we perceive the book, or certainly the way it was perceived in premodern times and may still be perceived in traditional circles.

The very fact that Esther is part of the Bible–a holy book with religious authority and religious teachings–forces us to make it fit the expectations we have about what the Bible is and what kinds of writing it contains. We expect a biblical book to be serious and its message to be congruent with the messages of other biblical books

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First meeting Purim 2020

The Discussion

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Why does Mordechai send Esther  to the “beauty contest”?

Intermarriage?

Intermarriage?

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What does the Megillah think about Mordechai? About Ahasuerus?

Good guy ? Bad guy?

Good guy ? Bad guy?

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What type of political atmosphere is in King Ahasuerus courtyard?

Political atmosphere

Political atmosphere

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What is the reason that Ahasuerus
decides against Haman?

Why  the “Flik-Flak”?

Why the “Flik-Flak”?