We all know the Purim story, but do we know the answers to some of these obvious questions?
โข What was Achashveirosh celebrating? What was his fight with Vashti about? Why wouldn't he flat-out rescind on Haman's decree?
ย ย ย ย โข Was Vashti a "Woman of Power"? Why did she have a party just for women?
ย ย ย ย โข Mordechai is the hero, but wasn't he also the instigator?
ย ย ย ย โข Esther - Mordechai's Daughter or Wife?
ย ย ย ย โข Bigsan/Seresh - How important are they? Why didn't Mordechai just let Achashveirosh die?
ย ย ย ย โข Was Haman really an Antisemite or was he just a petty narcissist?
ย ย ย ย โข Zeresh - What can we learn from the two times we hear from Haman's Eizer K'Negdo? Her advice to hang Mordechai was idiotic irrational from its inception. Why did she misguide her husband?
ย ย ย ย โข Who was Charvonah? Does he really deserve to be "remembered for good"?
โข Hashem - What does He want us to take from the Purim story? How should the story affect our relationship with Him?
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