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Megilla 12b- Vashti was punished Mida Kneged Mida- She made the Jewish girls work undressed on Shabbos,so too she was told to come undressed to party on Shabbos. Why is this Mida Kneged Mida, she never ended up going undressed to the party? In addition the gemarah says that really Vashti wouldn't have minded were it not for the fact that she grew a tail or got Tzara'as. If so, you can't punish someone with something that they don't even mind so its really completely not Mida K'negid Middah? If I don't mind something its not a punishment just because you did it to someone who does? In addition what is the reason she had to be punished on Shabbos? For her Shabbos is the same as any other day so again its not Mida K'negid Middah?

Kasha

In Esther 2,22, why did Esther and Mordechai tell Achashverosh that Bigsan and Seresh were trying to kill him? Why didn't they just let them kill him? They knew what kind of person he was and how much he hated the Jews! (This is before Haman's promotion, so it wouldn't have been Haman who would take over.)

Purim

Why does the megilla only discuss the decor of the second party?Should discuss the decor of both the same way it discusses the purpose of and who was invited to both!
Why did Achashverosh only use the Klei Beis Hamikdash by the second party? We see by the first party he wore the Bigdei Kohen Gadol (Megilla 12a) so apparently even by the first party he was trying to be mevazeh the Beis Hamikdash and the Jewish religion!
Why do we only find that (Esther 1,9) Vashti made her own party by the second party(for Shushan)? We don't see anything about her making her own party the first time! What's the difference?

Purim

Why did Mordechai have to incite Haman by not bowing down to him? Why couldn't he just arrange to lose his job of sitting at the palace gates or retire from it or move away or pretend to be sick or something? He can't make a point of not bowing down and thereby jepordize his life and the lives of his fellow Jews! Also the Gemara (Megilla 6b) says "I'm Ra'isah Rasha Shehasha'ah Misachekes lo al tisgareh bo" ( it's assur to incite a rasha that is enjoying good fortune), so how could he have incited Haman? Haman was clearly enjoying good fortune!

Purim

Megilla 15b-Rav Nechemia- The reasons that Esther invited Haman to the party was so tyhe Jews don't think that since we have a Jewish queen we don't need to daven. In Esther 4,16 Esther tells Mordechai to tell all the Jews to fast for her sake. Clearly all the Jews knew she was Jewish. If they all knew she was Jewish, how come Achashverosh didn't find out she was Jewish?

Purim

How can Mordechai risk all of the Jew's lives by letting Haman see that he refuses to bow down to him? If he doesn't want to bow down he should just stay home or move away! He can't put everyone's lives in danger like that!

Purim

Esther 1,1 "sheva viesrim umeah mesinos" (127 province). Why isn't medina written in plural as medinos? 127 provinces makes much more sense than 127 province!

Purim

Once Esther 1,1 says "vayhi bimei Achashverosh" (it was in the days of Achashverosh) why does the next passuk need to say "Bayamim hahaim" (in those days)? Of course it was in those days, 1,1 just said so!

Purim

How can Megilla 13b say the reason that Esther didn't reveal her nationality was because she was so Tznius? Esther 2,20 says explicitly that the reason that she didn't reveal her nationality was because Mordechai told her not to and she always does what Mordechai says ("ein Esther magedes es amah vi'es moladitah kaasher tzivah alehah Mordechai vies ma'amar Mordechai Esther osah ka'asher haysah bi'amnah itoh")! Clearly it has nothing to do with how Tznius she is, she just did it because she listened to Mordechai!

Purim

Esther 3,1 "Achar hadevarim ha'eleh gidal hamelech Achashverosh es haman ben hamedasa ha'agggagi vaynasieihu vayasem es kiso me'al kol hasarim asher ito". Why does it need to say three times in the same passuk that Achashverosh promoted Haman (1-Gidal hamelech... es haman..., 2-Vaynasieihu, 3-Vayasem es kiso me'al kol hasarim...)?

Purim

How can Megilla 13b say the reason Esther didn't reveal her nationality due to her Tznius? Esther 2,20 says explicitely the reason she didn't tell is because Mordechai told her not to and she listened to Mordechai! It has nothing to do with whether or not she is Tzenua!

Purim

Esther 1,1 says"Sheva v'esrim umeah medina"(127 province). Why doesn't it say medinos (provinces) in plural form?

Mishpatim

Shemos 21,6-Rashi-We pierce the thief's ear(if he remains a slave after 6 years)because even though his ear heard on Har Sinai "Lo Signov"he stole anyway. But Rashi on Shemos 20,13 says that that the "Lo Signov" on Har Sinai is reffering to kidnapping, not theft. If so, why are we piercing his ear because he heard on Har Sinai not to kidnap? That's not what he did!

Mishpatim

The Bechorim only lost their rights and required redemption after the sin of the golden calf, when so many firstborns sinned. Afterwards they were redeemed onto the Leviim and the extra ones paid money. If so how could the Jews be commanded to redeem their firstborns in Shemos 22,28, if according to most Rishonim that happened before the sin of the golden calf?

Mishpatim

Arachin15b-Snake justifies its biting other things even though it doesn't benifet at all from it by saying that I'm no different than those who speak Lashon Hara. How is that a justification? All the snake is showed that its not the only one with that issue! That doesn't excuse the snake!

Yisro

Why does Shemos 19,1-2 first say that the Jews "came to Sinai", then say they "left Refidim", then say they "came to Sinai" again? Rashi only explains why we repeat that we left Refidim, but it should be written before talking about going to Sinai and also why does the Torah say we went to Sinai twice?

Yisro

Rashi (Shemos 20,13) says that Lo Signov is reffering to kidnapping. But why isn't it called Lo Sigzol? Its only Genaiva when the party being stolen from is unaware that they're being stolen from! In a standard case of kidnapping the victim is well aware that they're being kidnapped. If so, it should be gezaila (as gezel is when victim is aware)!

Yisro

Why were the Jews able to handle Hashem saying all 10 of the Aseres Hadibros at the same time, but unable to handle Him saying the first two seperately?