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You see, after Haman's wicked plot to annihilate the Jews was set in motion, sealed with a heavenly decree, things seemed pretty bleak. But the Almighty, blessed be He, wasn't abou...
King Ahasuerus certainly did. And his insomnia took a decidedly paranoid turn. The Megillah, the Book of Esther, tells us that one night, the king just couldn't sleep (Esther 6:1)....
That’s precisely what happened to King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, but with a twist worthy of the most dramatic tales. The biblical story, as we know, is filled with twists an...
The Book of Esther, or Megillat Esther, is full of these kinds of dramatic reversals, and one of the most striking happens between Haman and Mordecai. Let's set the scene. Haman, t...
Talk about a cosmic joke! The Megillah, the Scroll of Esther, gives us the basic story. But the Legends of the Jews, that wonderful collection of midrashic and aggadic lore compile...
King Ahasuerus, still clueless about Haman's true intentions, decrees, "The man who saved the life of the king deserves to have his name put on the coin of the realm. Nevertheless,...
We all know the story of Mordecai and Haman. Haman, the villainous advisor to the king, plots to annihilate the Jews, and Mordecai, the righteous leader, stands in his way. In Lege...
We all know the story: Haman, the wicked advisor to King Ahasuerus, plots to annihilate all the Jews in Persia. But thanks to Esther, the Jewish queen, and her wise cousin Mordecai...
The scene is set: a lavish banquet, King Ahasuerus at the head of the table, and the villainous Haman anxiously present. According to Legends of the Jews, even as everyone’s eating...
