1. The document analyzes a passage in Esther chapter 9 that describes Mordechai and Esther making Purim an official holiday.
2. There is a digression in the middle that retells the Purim story, which seems out of order and gives two reasons for the holiday's name.
3. The analysis theorizes that a key word in the passage has a double meaning relating to casting lots and annulling decrees. Looking at it this way provides new insights into the passage.
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1. To Establish Annulment: A Closer Look at the Digression in Esther Chapter Nine A powerpoint accompaniment to “ The Day After: A Megillah Retrospective” Lecture Five By Rabbi David Fohrman
15. Haman’s decree was written into law. He had implied that, as the king’s spouse, if she spoke up, she could “annul” that decree; and if she kept silent – it would be her silence that would “affirm” the decree and make it stand. But remember: Even after the decree became law, Mordechai had assured Esther that it was still reversible.
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24. Remember how the Book of Numbers employed two key words to describe how a spouse either affirms or annuls the vows of his mate? These words are: H’F’R and K’Y’M I f we turn our attention to the end of the Megillah, we will find something curious. We will find these same words – or variants of their roots – appearing in spades…
