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| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="SeptuagintEsther2-20" data-aht="source"> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="SeptuagintEsther2-20" data-aht="source"><multilink data-aht="<a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-7" data-aht="source">Esther Second Commentary 2:7</a><a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-8-9" data-aht="source">Esther Second Commentary 2:8-9</a><a href="R. Yosef Kara" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Kara</a>"></multilink></a><a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-7" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Kara</a><a href="SeptuagintEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="SeptuagintEsthersectionCverses12-30" data-aht="source">Esther section C, vss. 12-30</a><a href="Septuagint" data-aht="parshan">About the Septuagint</a></multilink>Septuagint, <multilink><a href="undefined1" data-aht="source">Peshitta</a><a href="undefined1" data-aht="source">Peshitta Esther 2:20</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliMegillah13a" data-aht="source">Bavli Megillah</a><a href="BavliMegillah13a" data-aht="source">13a</a><a href="BavliMegillah13b" data-aht="source">13b</a><a href="BavliMegillah14a" data-aht="source">14a</a><a href="undefined2" data-aht="source">14b</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">First Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">2:9</a><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-20" data-aht="source">2:20</a><a href="First Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About First Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">2:9</a><a href="Second Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="EstherRabbah6-8" data-aht="source">Esther Rabbah</a><a href="EstherRabbah6-8" data-aht="source">6:8</a><a href="EstherRabbah8-7" data-aht="source">8:7</a><a href="Esther Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Esther Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="KoheletRabbah8-1-5" data-aht="source">Kohelet Rabbah</a><a href="KoheletRabbah8-1-5" data-aht="source">8:1:5</a><a href="Kohelet Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Kohelet Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashTehillim22-16" data-aht="source">Midrash Tehillim</a><a href="MidrashTehillim22-16" data-aht="source">22:16</a><a href="Midrash Tehillim" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Tehillim</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah2" data-aht="source">Midrash Panim Acherot</a><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah2" data-aht="source">Version B Parashah 2</a><a href="Midrash Panim Acherot" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Panim Acherot</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashEstherOtzarHaMidrashimEisensteinp60" data-aht="source">Otzar HaMidrashim</a><a href="MidrashEstherOtzarHaMidrashimEisensteinp60" data-aht="source">(Eisenstein, p.60)</a><a href="Otzar HaMidrashim" data-aht="parshan">About Otzar HaMidrashim</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-20" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther3-5" data-aht="source">Esther 3:5</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther4-16" data-aht="source">Esther 4:16</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="LekachTovEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Lekach Tov</a><a href="LekachTovEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="LekachTovEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="R. Toviah b. Eliezer (Lekach Tov)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Toviah b. Eliezer</a></multilink>, , <multilink><a href="IbnEzraEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 2:9</a><a href="undefined3" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 4:16</a><a href="undefined4" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 5:8</a><a href="undefined5" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:8</a><a href="undefined5" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:8</a><a href="undefined6" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:10</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RAvrahamSabaEshkolHaKopherEsther5-7" data-aht="source">R. Avraham Saba</a><a href="RAvrahamSabaEshkolHaKopherEsther5-7" data-aht="source">R. Avraham Saba Eshkol HaKopher Esther 2:5-7</a></multilink></mekorot> |
<point><b>Keeping Mitzvot:</b><ul> | <point><b>Keeping Mitzvot:</b><ul> | ||
<li><b>Esther kept Mitzvot</b> – While many of these commentators<fn>See the Septuagint, Peshitta, First Targum of Megillat Esther, R. Saadia, Lekach Tov, Ibn Ezra, and R"A Saba.</fn> say explicitly that Esther kept all the Mitzvot, others<fn>See Bavli Megillah, Second Targum of Megillat Esther, Esther Rabbah, Kohelet Rabbah, Midrash Tehillim, Midrash Panim Acherot, Otzar HaMidrashim, R. Yosef Kara, R. Elazar HaRokeach, Tosafot HaShalem.</fn> mention only specific commandments that she observed such as Shabbat, kashrut, family purity, and eliminating <i>chametz</i> before Pesach.  See also Bavli Megillah which states that Esther was one of only seven prophetesses in all of Jewish history.</li> | <li><b>Esther kept Mitzvot</b> – While many of these commentators<fn>See the Septuagint, Peshitta, First Targum of Megillat Esther, R. Saadia, Lekach Tov, Ibn Ezra, and R"A Saba.</fn> say explicitly that Esther kept all the Mitzvot, others<fn>See Bavli Megillah, Second Targum of Megillat Esther, Esther Rabbah, Kohelet Rabbah, Midrash Tehillim, Midrash Panim Acherot, Otzar HaMidrashim, R. Yosef Kara, R. Elazar HaRokeach, Tosafot HaShalem.</fn> mention only specific commandments that she observed such as Shabbat, kashrut, family purity, and eliminating <i>chametz</i> before Pesach.  See also Bavli Megillah which states that Esther was one of only seven prophetesses in all of Jewish history.</li> | ||
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14: <mekorot><multilink><a href="SeptuagintEsther2-20" data-aht="source"><multilink data-aht="<a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-7" data-aht="source">Esther Second Commentary 2:7</a><a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-8-9" data-aht="source">Esther Second Commentary 2:8-9</a><a href="R. Yosef Kara" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Kara</a>"></multilink></a><a href="RYosefKaraEstherVersionA2-7" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Kara</a><a href="SeptuagintEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="SeptuagintEsthersectionCverses12-30" data-aht="source">Esther section C, vss. 12-30</a><a href="Septuagint" data-aht="parshan">About the Septuagint</a></multilink>Septuagint, <multilink><a href="undefined1" data-aht="source">Peshitta</a><a href="undefined1" data-aht="source">Peshitta Esther 2:20</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliMegillah13a" data-aht="source">Bavli Megillah</a><a href="BavliMegillah13a" data-aht="source">13a</a><a href="BavliMegillah13b" data-aht="source">13b</a><a href="BavliMegillah14a" data-aht="source">14a</a><a href="undefined2" data-aht="source">14b</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">First Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">2:9</a><a href="FirstTargumofMegillatEsther2-20" data-aht="source">2:20</a><a href="First Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About First Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther2-9" data-aht="source">2:9</a><a href="Second Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="EstherRabbah6-8" data-aht="source">Esther Rabbah</a><a href="EstherRabbah6-8" data-aht="source">6:8</a><a href="EstherRabbah8-7" data-aht="source">8:7</a><a href="Esther Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Esther Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="KoheletRabbah8-1-5" data-aht="source">Kohelet Rabbah</a><a href="KoheletRabbah8-1-5" data-aht="source">8:1:5</a><a href="Kohelet Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Kohelet Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashTehillim22-16" data-aht="source">Midrash Tehillim</a><a href="MidrashTehillim22-16" data-aht="source">22:16</a><a href="Midrash Tehillim" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Tehillim</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah2" data-aht="source">Midrash Panim Acherot</a><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah2" data-aht="source">Version B Parashah 2</a><a href="Midrash Panim Acherot" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Panim Acherot</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashEstherOtzarHaMidrashimEisensteinp60" data-aht="source">Otzar HaMidrashim</a><a href="MidrashEstherOtzarHaMidrashimEisensteinp60" data-aht="source">(Eisenstein, p.60)</a><a href="Otzar HaMidrashim" data-aht="parshan">About Otzar HaMidrashim</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-20" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther3-5" data-aht="source">Esther 3:5</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther4-16" data-aht="source">Esther 4:16</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="LekachTovEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Lekach Tov</a><a href="LekachTovEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="LekachTovEsther2-20" data-aht="source">Esther 2:20</a><a href="R. Toviah b. Eliezer (Lekach Tov)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Toviah b. Eliezer</a></multilink>, , <multilink><a href="IbnEzraEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraEsther2-9" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 2:9</a><a href="undefined3" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 4:16</a><a href="undefined4" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 5:8</a><a href="undefined5" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:8</a><a href="undefined5" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:8</a><a href="undefined6" data-aht="source">Esther Version B 2:10</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RAvrahamSabaEshkolHaKopherEsther5-7" data-aht="source">R. Avraham Saba</a><a href="RAvrahamSabaEshkolHaKopherEsther5-7" data-aht="source">R. Avraham Saba Eshkol HaKopher Esther 2:5-7</a></multilink></mekorot>