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Mordechai's Religious Identity

Exegetical Approaches

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Spiritual Leader (גדול הדור)

Sources:SeptuagintEsther section A, vss. 1-11Esther 2:20Esther section C, vss. 1-11Esther section A, vss. 1-11About the Septuagint, Seder Olam Rabbah20About Seder Olam Rabbah, BavliMegillah 12bMegillah 13bMegillah 15aMegillah 16bMenachot 65aAbout the Bavli, First Targum of Megillat Esther2:5-62:11About First Targum of Megillat Esther, Second Targum of Megillat Esther2:5-64:1About Second Targum of Megillat Esther, Shemot Rabbah38:4About Shemot Rabbah, Esther Rabbah6:27:127:138:58:7About Esther Rabbah, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer(Higger) 49About Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Midrash Panim AcherotVersion B Parashah 2Version B Parashah 6About Midrash Panim Acherot, RashiEsther 2:5Esther 2:10-11Esther 2:22Esther 3:2Esther 2:22Megillah 16b s.v. שפירשו, מעיקראAbout R. Shelomo Yitzchaki, R. Yosef KaraEsther Version B 2:5-6Esther Version B 2:19-20Esther Version B 10:3About R. Yosef Kara, RashbamEsther 2:6Esther 10:3About R. Shemuel b. Meir, Ibn EzraEsther Version A 2:9Esther Version A 10:3Esther Version B 2:5Esther Version B 2:11Esther Version B 3:4About R. Avraham ibn Ezra, R. Avigdor Kohen TzedekEsther 2:10Esther 3:2About R. Avigdor Kohen Tzedek, Eshkol HaKoferEsther 3:4Esther 10:3About R. Avraham Saba

Keeping Mitzvot

"אִישׁ יְהוּדִי"

Why conceal Esther's religious identity?

"וּמׇרְדֳּכַי יֹשֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ"

Mordechai's refusal to bow

"וַיִּזְעַק זְעָקָה גְדוֹלָה וּמָרָה"

Mordechai's name

Religious identity of the whole nation

Absence of Hashem in the Megillah

"וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו"

Simple Jew (עם הארץ)

Sources:R. Y"S ReggioEsther pp. 6-10Esther pp. 15-16About R. Yitzchak Shemuel Reggio

Keeping Mitzvot

"אִישׁ יְהוּדִי"

Why conceal Esther's religious identity?

"וּמׇרְדֳּכַי יֹשֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ"

Mordechai's refusal to bow

"וַיִּזְעַק זְעָקָה גְדוֹלָה וּמָרָה"

Mordechai's name

Religious identity of the whole nation

Absence of Hashem in the Megillah

"וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו"

Assimilated Persian

Keeping Mitzvot

"אִישׁ יְהוּדִי"

Why conceal Esther's religious identity?

"וּמׇרְדֳּכַי יֹשֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ"

Mordechai's refusal to bow

"וַיִּזְעַק זְעָקָה גְדוֹלָה וּמָרָה"

Mordechai's name

Religious identity of the whole nation

Absence of Hashem in the Megillah

"וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו"