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The holiday of Purim celebrates G-d's saving of the Jewish people from the genocidal plot of Haman, the Persian king's prime minister.
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Orientation of Haman's Sons' Beam
The Gemara in Megillah 16b here mentions that the ten sons of haman were hung simultaneously and on the same beam.
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Was the beam positioned lengthwise or widthwise?
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Locating a Sfas Emes on the influence of Chanukah
In addition to this question, I am eagerly looking for the location of a Sfas Emes where he discuss the following concept (parphrased):
Chanukah and Purim are both Rabbinical festivals. Chanukah and ...
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
The Shaloh HaKadosh in Aseret HaDibrot, Yoma, Derekh Chayim famously writes that:
וחנוכה ופורים הם שני רעים - Chanukah and Purim are like two friends (my own translation)
What exactly does this ...
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What happened to King Achashverosh?
All the main characters in the story of Purim were either killed, or raised to a level of authority. additionally, it is mentioned in the megillah what happened to them (Vashti was killed, Haman and ...
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middah k'neged middah by Purim?
Of course the concept of V'nehapichu is most spoken about during Purim, but what about middah k'neged middah?
Where can i find some literature and commentary about how this was included in the miracle?...
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Avraham Avinu had a seudas Purim?
I am trying to locate the cited sources that are mentioned. (Divrei Yechezkel Purim, Sifsei Chachamim, and the Yalkut Moshe).
Also interested in any other associated information relating to this.
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Jews attending feast of Achashverosh
It is well known that Mordechai had warned the jewish people not to attend the feast of King Achashverosh, and nevertheless, many did attend.
Under what permission did those Jews attend? Is this ...
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Teshuvah during the story of Purim
It seems that the concept of teshuvah is missing from the story of purim.
although the megiilah does say:
וּבְכׇל־מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָה מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר דְּבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְדָתוֹ מַגִּיעַ אֵבֶל גָּדוֹל ...
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Why do we read Megillat Ruth on Shabbat but not Megillat Esther?
Megillat Esther is not read when Purim falls on Shabbat, as we are concerned that one may carry the scroll outside. However, Megillat Ruth is read when Shavuot falls on Shabbat. Why doesn’t the same ...
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Where is it first mentioned that the Jews partook in the feast of Achashverosh?
In a discussion in the Gemara Megillah 12a, it is mentioned in the name of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai that the Jews participated in the feast of Achashverosh.
Is there an earlier mention of this?
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Did Queen Vashti have a child?
Usually, the reason for Queen Vashti's punishment (leprosy or the growth of a tail) is related to the prophecy about the extinction of the Babylonian royal line.
Rav said: “Everything God promised [to ...
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Golden Calf connected to Purim?
Shemos 32:31
וַיָּשׇׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּא חָטָא הָעָם הַזֶּה חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי זָהָב
"Moshe returned to Adonoy and said, “I beseech You! This people have ...
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Did Mordechai wear the bigdei kehuna?
Are there ANY sources that say that Mordechai wore the levush kohen gadol?
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The curse of King Darius
In sefer Ezra 6:11 it tells us that King Darius decreed that anyone who attempted to disrupt the resumed construction of the beis hamikdash would have a beam removed from their home and they would be ...
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Haman's gallow came from the kodesh hakodashim
Although there are a number of sources of where Haman had found a beam 50 cubits tall to use as a gallows, some say it was a beam from the teyva, some say it was a thorny tree etc but, there is an ...
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Remembering Queen Esther on Pesach
I came across this in the kitzur, about having a special food item on Pesach to remind us about the meals Queen Esther made.
On the second day of Pesach, you should add an extra dish to the meal to ...
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Where King Achashverosh got the priestly vestments
Springboarding off a previous question asked here: Where did King Achashverosh get the clothing of the Kohen Gadol?
The same can be asked about the utensils from the Beis Hamikdash, which were used ...
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Did King Achashverosh wear the Kohen Gadol clothing?
I have heard about King Achashverosh having the kelim from the beis hamikdash at his feast.
I am looking for more information regarding Achashverosh wearing the clothing of the kohen gadol at his ...
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What are the earliest sources for Purim costumes
The topic of dressing up on Purim has been discussed on the forum, but I am looking specifically for early sources that mention the custom.
Please include specific sources - direct links are preferred....
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What type of wood was Haman's gallows?
There are certainly different explanations of where Haman found a massive beam of wood to construct his gallows, but what TYPE of wood was it?
Pirkei D'Rabbi ELiezer here says it was taken from the ...
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How was Purim celebrated in the Beis Hamikdash?
Being that the story of Purim took place during a pause of the construction of Bayis Sheni, and construction was resumed by Cyrus (child of Esther and Achashverosh) it is understood that Purim was ...
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What/Where is Tarshish
Springboarding from a conversation here, is the term "Tarshish" mentioned anywhere (besides Jastrow) in connection with Bigsan and Seresh?
This question is specifically looking to find a way ...
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Was Mordechai mekayem "מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה"?
Was Mordechai mekayem the mitzvah aseh of מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה based off the understanding of the Ramban here that it is a mitzvah Aseh to kill a sorcerer.
Using the understanding that Haman was a ...
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The victory over Amalek after the Yam Suf, was this "above nature"?
Surely it goes without saying that the miracles of the plagues and the splitting of the sea were "above nature" (Being manifest through יהוה).
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Why was the miracle of Purim conducted מדה כנגד מדה?
Why was the miracle of Purim and the punishments exacted against Haman necessary to be מדה כנגד מדה?
Seemingly Haman could have had his head chopped off or another method of killing, why ...
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HOW did they re-accept the Torah?
During the story of Purim, the Gemara (https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.88a.5?lang=bi&with=Sheets&lang2=en ) tells us that the Jewish people "re-accepted the Torah during the story of ...
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When did we REALLY accept the Torah?
It is a known Gemara that the Jewish people "re-accepted" the Torah during the times of Esther.
Question 1. Why did the Jews of that time specifically merit to be the ones to re-accept the ...
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Mekayem mitzvah "zecher amalek" by hearing megillah?
By listening or reading the megillah is the mitzvah of zecher amalek being fulfilled?
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Is Haman actually from Amalek?
From where do we know that Haman is actually descendant from Amalek?
(I am looking for places besides Gemara Megillah https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.13a.1?lang=bi)
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Did Mordechai have a different "scream" than Moshe Rabbeinu?
What are some of the differences between the word וַיִּצְעַק and וַיִּזְעַק?
וַיִּצְעַק Here:
( https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.8.8?ven=Metsudah_Chumash,_Metsudah_Publications,_2009&lang=bi&...
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Moshe Rabbeinu and Queen Esther's hesitation
The stories of Yetzias Mitzrayim and the story of Purim both feature a reluctant hero who initially hesitates to take action but ultimately steps forward to fulfill their role in the divine plan.
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What really happened to the ten sons of Haman?
Commentators (such as this one) frequently imply that the ten sons of Haman were executed as an act of revenge. Indeed, the Book of Esther does say:
Then Esther said: “If it pleases the king… let ...
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Ten sons of Haman and the Ten Plagues
Are there any connections made between the ten sons of Haman being killed, and the ten plagues that afflicted the Egyptians?
(Also accepting peoples own chidushim on this topic. Please specify if the ...
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Where is the source that Mordechai left the king's palace wearing teffilin?
I had seen written that Mordechai left the king's palace (Esther 8:15) wearing teffilin. Can someone help me locate this source?
In this Shiur, https://alldaf.org/p/116885 he mentions in the beginning ...
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Did King Achashverosh really not know that Haman was planning to kill the Jewish people?
It seems from the flow of the megillah that King Achashverosh had given Haman the authority to do what he wanted.
Haman approached the king with the complaint that there was "a people who were ...
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How can Rashi seemingly say that Mordechai had attended the feast of Achashverosh?
We find in a discussion in the Gemara (Megillah 12a):
״לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹן אִישׁ וָאִישׁ״, אָמַר רָבָא: לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹן
מָרְדֳּכַי וְהָמָן
"That they should do according to every man's [ish, ...
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Purim - Ha-ba le-horgekha, hashkem le-horgo
In the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, Portion 72, Verse 1, it says that if someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.
During the entire episode of Purim, why didn't the Yidden, ...
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Source that Mishlo'ach Manot were instituted to encourage Jews in ne'emanut - to trust each-others' kashrut
A long time ago I heard a number of vertlach that the reason why the destruction of Purim was decreed on the Jews was because they were refusing to eat in each others' houses because they didn't trust ...
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Happiness of Purim
In Israel, many people wish each other Purim Sameach - have a happy Purim. Yet it seems those from chu"l wish Simchas Purim which translates as 'happiness of Purim. It would seem that purim ...
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Changing location to Jerusalem mid-Purim [duplicate]
If I live in Tel Aviv and fulfill my obligations on Purim, then I move to Jerusalem on Purim afternoon, do I have a new set of obligations that evening/next day (2 megillah readings, se'udah, matanos ...
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Why did Haman have to parade Mordechai around?
After Haman describes what a king should do to someone he wants to honor, he immediately orders Haman do it to Mordechai. Why davka Haman? Why would the king want to dishonor one of his greatest ...
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Timing of Purim Seudah
I know that typically the Purim Seudah is held after davening mincha except on Friday when it is preferably started before midday.
I also know that some (if not all) Sephardim have two seudahs.
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Wife number 1001
I read on the website truthofland.co.il (I have no idea who write it) the following statement
וכן אסתר באה אל אחשוורוש בליל תקופת טבת. וכבר ראינו שהיא היתה אשה מס' 1001 אצל אחשורוש. נמצא שגאולת פורים ...
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Ramat Bet Shemesh Daled and Purim
There have been many arguments over the past years regarding which day those in Bet Shemesh and specifically Ramat Bet Shemesh Daled, which is near Yarmut, should keep, since Yarmut is mentioned to ...
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If all Jews reaccepted the covenant w/ love and did complete teshuvah after being saved during the Purim events why weren't they redeemed immediately?
Achashverosh ruled over all (majority) the Jews in the world in 127 provinces.
All the Jews reaccepted the covenant out of love (voluntarily)
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Why don't we celebrate Cyrus' edict to grant freedom to the Jews and to erect the Second Temple?
In my understanding of history, Cyrus the Great was the person who saved Judaism from vanishing not only by granting them the freedom of worship and letting them return to the Promised Land but by ...
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Kinyan agav for mishloach manos
I know it's not timely, but this is a question I had thought about this past Purim. I already have some developed ideas, but I'm interested in hearing the oilam's thoughts. And the same question could ...
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Nes Niglah vs Nes Nister
Where is the Netziv source explaining that Yetziyat Mitzrayim was a nes niglah? And what source describes purim as a nes nister?
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Why did Haman make both a lottery AND gallows to reach the 50th gate?
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It says in the Maamer Al Kayn Karoo, 5750 that Haman [harasha] knew that according to Seder Histalshiloos, he would have no chance to [chos vishlom] win over the Yidden, since Seder Histalshiloos ...
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How Many Angels involved in the Purim Story?
Does anyone know how many angels were involved in the story of the Megillah?
For example, one came to say about the tree, and one turned back the pages on the book by Shimshi.
Thank you!
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