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| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RambamEsther5-1" data-aht="source">Commentary attributed to Rambam</a><a href="RambamEsther2-8" data-aht="source">Esther 2:8</a><a href="RambamEsther5-1" data-aht="source">Esther 5:1</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYSReggioIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">R. Y"S Reggio</a><a href="RYSReggioIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">Introduction to Esther</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio (Yashar)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio</a></multilink></mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RambamEsther5-1" data-aht="source">Commentary attributed to Rambam</a><a href="RambamEsther2-8" data-aht="source">Esther 2:8</a><a href="RambamEsther5-1" data-aht="source">Esther 5:1</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="RalbagEstherToelet15" data-aht="source">Esther Toelet 15</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYSReggioIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">R. Y"S Reggio</a><a href="RYSReggioIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">Introduction to Esther</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio (Yashar)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio</a></multilink></mekorot> |
<point><b>Esther's Religious Identity</b></point> | <point><b>Esther's Religious Identity</b></point> | ||
<point><b>"וַתִּלָּקַח"</b> – Radak claims that "וַתִּלָּקַח" implies going willingly, and not being taken by force.</point> | <point><b>"וַתִּלָּקַח"</b> – Radak claims that "וַתִּלָּקַח" implies going willingly, and not being taken by force.</point> | ||
Version as of 01:56, 16 February 2015
Esther and Achashverosh
Exegetical Approaches
Esther didn't care
The Ends Justify the Means
Esther's Religious Identity
"וַתִּלָּקַח" – Radak claims that "וַתִּלָּקַח" implies going willingly, and not being taken by force.
אשת איש
לא בקשה דבר
"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"
Halakhic Considerations
Definition of אונס
One time / Multiple Times
Esther was forced
Sources:Seder Olam Rabbah, Bavli Megillah, Bavli Sanhedrin, Second Targum of Megillat Esther, R. Saadia Gaon, Ibn Ezra, R. Avraham Saba, Akeidat Yitzchak Esther, Yosef Lekach
"וַתִּלָּקַח" – Ibn Ezra claims that the word "וַתִּלָּקַח" implies being taken by force.1
"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ" – According to this opinion, Esther did not say who she was for one of two reasons:
- So that she will not be chosen as queen.
- So it will be easier for her to keep mitzvot.
