“This day, the ladies of Persia and Media, who have heard

Midrash Rabbah Esther Rabbah 4:8

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 22, 2025

“This day, the ladies of Persia and Media, who have heard of the queen’s deed, will tell it to all the king’s princes, and there will be no end [kedaiy] of humiliation and wrath” (Esther 1:18).Rav and Shmuel: Rav said: The humiliation is deserving [kedaiy] of this wrath. Shmuel said: The wrath is deserving [kedaiy] of this humiliation. Rabbi Ḥanina said: As her father dishonored the Temple vessels, the humiliation [of Vashti] is deserving of the wrath [that was its result], that was wrathful towards her and killed her.

Themes

Temple Esther Anger

Biblical References

Esther 1:18

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