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| − | <category name=""> | + | <category name="">Personal Rivalry |
| − | <mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="TargumYerushalmiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">First Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="TargumYerushalmiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Targum Rishon Esther 3:2</a><a href="First Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About First Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HoilMosheEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Hoil Moshe</a><a href="HoilMosheEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="R. Moshe Yitzchak Ashkenazi (Hoil Moshe)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe Yitzchak Ashkenazi</a></multilink></mekorot> |
| − | <point><b>Was Mordechai | + | <point><b>Was Mordechai justified?</b></point> |
| − | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | + | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b> – This approach holds that "כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי" isn't the reason for Mordechai's refusal rather the reason why Haman wanted to kill Haman.</point> |
<point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | <point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | ||
<point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</b></point> | <point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | <point><b>Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | <point><b>Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | <point><b>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | <point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | <point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
| − | <category name=""> | + | <category name="">Religious Prohibition |
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href=" | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="BavliMegillah19a" data-aht="source">Bavli</a><a href="BavliMegillah10b" data-aht="source">Megillah 10b</a><a href="BavliMegillah12b-13a" data-aht="source">Megillah 12b-13a</a><a href="BavliMegillah19a" data-aht="source">Megillah 19a</a><a href="BavliSanhedrin61a" data-aht="source">Sanhedrin 61a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumYerushalmiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">First Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="TargumYerushalmiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="First Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About First Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="EstherRabbah6-2" data-aht="source">Esther Rabbah</a><a href="EstherRabbah6-2" data-aht="source">6:2</a><a href="EstherRabbah7-8" data-aht="source">7:8</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="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezerHigger49" data-aht="source">Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a><a href="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezerHigger49" data-aht="source">(Higger) 49</a><a href="Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer" data-aht="parshan">About Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonIntroductiontoEsther" data-aht="source">Introduction to Esther</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="LekachTovEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Lekach Tov</a><a href="LekachTovEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="R. Toviah b. Eliezer (Lekach Tov)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Toviah b. Eliezer</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraEstherVersionA3-2-4" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraEstherVersionA3-2-4" data-aht="source">Esther Version A 3:2-4</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYSReggioEsther3-2" data-aht="source">R. Y"S Reggio</a><a href="RYSReggioEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio (Yashar)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio</a></multilink></mekorot> |
| − | <point><b>Was Mordechai halakhically justified?</b></point> | + | <point><b>Was Mordechai halakhically justified?</b> According to this approach, bowing down to Haman is עבודה זרה and so there is a mitzvah of "יהרג ואל יעבור".</point> |
<point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | <point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | <point><b>Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | <point><b>Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Persian background</b></point> | ||
<point><b>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | <point><b>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | <point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | <point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
| − | <category name=""> | + | <category name="">National Pride |
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href=" | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther3-3" data-aht="source">Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a><a href="SecondTargumofMegillatEsther3-3" data-aht="source">3:3</a><a href="Second Targum of Megillat Esther" data-aht="parshan">About Second Targum of Megillat Esther</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="EstherRabbah7-8" data-aht="source">Esther Rabbah</a><a href="EstherRabbah7-8" data-aht="source">7:8</a><a href="Esther Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Esther Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah3" data-aht="source">Midrash Panim Acherot</a><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotVersionBParashah3" data-aht="source">Version B Parashah 3</a><a href="Midrash Panim Acherot" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Panim Acherot</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="REliezerAshkenaziYosefLekachEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Yosef Lekach</a><a href="REliezerAshkenaziYosefLekachEsther3-2" data-aht="source">Esther 3:2</a><a href="R. Eliezer Ashkenazi (Ma'asei Hashem)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Eliezer Ashkenazi</a></multilink></mekorot> |
| − | <point><b>Was Mordechai justified?</b></point> | + | <point><b>Was Mordechai halakhically justified?</b></point> |
| − | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b> | + | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> |
<point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | <point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | ||
<point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</b></point> | <point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</b></point> | ||
Version as of 04:17, 10 February 2015
Mordechai's Refusal to Bow
Exegetical Approaches
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Personal Rivalry
Was Mordechai justified?
"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי" – This approach holds that "כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי" isn't the reason for Mordechai's refusal rather the reason why Haman wanted to kill Haman.
Mordechai's religious identity
"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"
Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?
Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?
"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"
Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?
"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"
Biblical parallels
Religious Prohibition
Sources:Bavli, First Targum of Megillat Esther, Esther Rabbah, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, R. Saadia Gaon, Rashi, Lekach Tov, Ibn Ezra, R. Y"S Reggio
Was Mordechai halakhically justified? According to this approach, bowing down to Haman is עבודה זרה and so there is a mitzvah of "יהרג ואל יעבור".
"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"
Mordechai's religious identity
"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"
Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?
Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?
Persian background
"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"
Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?
"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"
Biblical parallels
National Pride
Was Mordechai halakhically justified?
"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"
Mordechai's religious identity
"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"
Who was supposed to bow down to Haman?
Why was everyone supposed to bow down to Haman?
"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"
Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?
"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"
Biblical parallels
