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<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> | <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 justified?</b></point> | <point><b>Was Mordechai justified?</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | <point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | ||
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| − | <category name=""> | + | <category name="">Political Opposition |
| − | <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> | + | <opinion name="">Jewish Pride |
| − | + | <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>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | + | <point><b>Was Mordechai halakhically justified?</b></point> |
| − | + | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | |
| − | + | <point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | |
| − | + | <point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</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>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | |
| − | + | <point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | |
| − | + | <point><b>"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"</b></point> | |
| + | <point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | ||
| + | </opinion> | ||
| + | <opinion name="">Aegean Threat | ||
| + | <point><b>Was Mordechai justified?</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>"כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא יְהוּדִי"</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Mordechai's religious identity</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>"כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים"</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>"וְאֶת דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים"</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Did Mordechai know what the consequences would be?</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>"לֹא הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר אֶת עַמָּהּ וְאֶת מוֹלַדְתָּהּ"</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Biblical parallels</b></point> | ||
| + | </opinion> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
</approaches> | </approaches> | ||
</page> | </page> | ||
</aht-xml> | </aht-xml> | ||
Version as of 04:53, 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 but rather the reason why Haman wanted to kill Mordechai.
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?
"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
Political Opposition
Jewish 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
Aegean Threat
Was Mordechai 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
