The Gemara Yoma (52b) records
והתניא משנגנז ארון נגנזה עמו צנצנת המן - when they buried the aron, they buried the jar of Haman with it.
I understand burying him, but why was he put in the jar in the first place?
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There's no implication that Haman himself was placed in the jar. The term צנצנת המן only indicates that the jar belonged to him.– DanFCommented Feb 28, 2020 at 3:52
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You don’t keep your hamentashen in a jar??– Dr. ShmuelCommented Feb 28, 2020 at 7:36
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Previously on PTIJ (some answers there address this question as well): How could the Jews eat Haman?, Parshas Haman, Haman was Basar B'chalav.– DonielFCommented Feb 28, 2020 at 14:40
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See Esther Rabbah intro #7– Dr. ShmuelCommented Mar 12, 2020 at 9:04
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I love it when another reader refers to one of my own questions! Thanks, @DonielF!
In my previous PTIJ question, How could the Jews eat Haman, I asked how the Jews were able to eat Haman for 40 years.
So, this explains how Haman stayed fresh for 40 years. He was vaccuum sealed in a jar!
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I told you, it's the name. You said you're in Brooklyn, right? You should come to Queens sometime, we can enjoy some human tashen together as we ignore Talmud Torah.– DonielFCommented Mar 1, 2020 at 15:57