PURIM: WOW HASHEM REALLY HELPED US OUT!!!!

I have said in a couple of other vorts about Purim how all the events that occured at this time were all down to Hashems Divine hand Manipulating events to help ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

how speech mix-up caused Vashti’s death (the inside story!)

One of the later authorities points out something remarkable about the events leading up to the execution of queen vashti by achashveirosh in the first perek of the megilla. ..

Written by D Fine

isn’t purim the worst possible name?

The festival is named purim (‘lottery’) after the lottery that Hamman cast to determine the day the Jews would all be killed. Is this not a rather inappropriate ..

Written by d fine

one part of the purim story is generations old!!

Why was Mordechai chosen to wage battle with Haman? Chazal say that since Hamon was from Esav, he was to be brought down by the children of Rachel Imeinu, specifically ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Why hide Esther’s Jewishness???

Esther didn’t reveal her Jewish background on the advice of Mordechai. What was Mordechai’s reason for wanting Esther to keep her nationality a secret? ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

The memory of amelek is a wipe out!!

“… You shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!” Devarim 25:17-19 The word Amalek – עמלק has a gematria ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

The Megillah still Amazes me!!!

Bigson and Seresh tried to kill the king, Achashveirosh. Actually, some bring down that to keep the authorities off track, they were going to kill Esther too, and make ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

The real reason we drink on Purim, and why did Raba kill Rav Zeira??

The Gemara in Megilla (7a) says the famous line “M’Chiyuv Inish L’Besume….. – One is obligated to drink on purim” Then straight ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Finally free!!!

Haman was upset at Mordechai and decided all the Yidden must be made to suffer. He made a lottery to pick a day for when would be the best time to strike. The lottery ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

How could Haman’s daughter not recognise her own father??

When Haman pulled Mordechai on the horse in front of his own house, his daughter, sure that her father was on the horse and Mordechai pulling it, threw refuse on her father. ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose