The Queen You Thought You Knew

[Blue Bird]

Bluebird,

I have to dig back into the book and see.

If you at all familiar with Rabbi Forhman's work, you'll know there isn't just a "short" answer. It's long, detailed and references different parts of the Hebrew bible (like one of his favorite lines - "where have we heard that before"?)

Maybe you can pick a question or two and I'll see if I can sum up his answer.

You're giving me homework!

That's okay, that is how I learn!!

Thank you very much for that offer!

So here are the questions I have... the second question, I actually had before reading the excerpt from Rabbi Fohrman's book.

- Why this emphasis on the honor of Mordecai with the royal clothes etc.? “These verses introduce him to us and celebrate his greatness. But isn't that all a bit beside the point?"

- „Why name the holiday after the very thing you don't believe in - coincidence and chance? The name of the holiday itself seems to be a bitter joke.”

 

In this short video he starts to explain but I don't think that's really an answer to the question, it's more of a distraction, isn't it?