Esther, Week 4: Who is Vashti? How do we Know?

Speaker:
Date:
November 10 2020
Length:
58min 18s
Downloads:
13
Views:
586
Comments:
0

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Nach:

Collections: R' Torczyner Esther

References: Megilla: 12a Megilla: 12b  

Description

How did the Talmud determine that Vashti was a Babylonian princess, and how does that help us understand the story in Esther? Who preceded Vashti in this role? And did Vashti refuse Achashverosh's summons as a villain or as a victim?

Additional Materials

    More from this:
    Comments
    0 comments
    Leave a Comment
    Title:
    Comment:
    Anonymous: 

    Learning on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah site is sponsored today by Sherri & Gary Bauman in memory of their father and grandfather Carl Bauman, Yehuda ben Baruch and by Judy & Mark Frankel & family in memory of their dear son & brother משה יהודה ז"ל בן מאיר אליהו upon his fifth yahrzeit, and in memory of their dear father מרדכי בן הרב משה יהודה ע"ה