Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:

Purim 

Nach:

Esther 

Collections: Megilla Characters: Achashveirosh

References: Megilla: 11a ,  Megilla: 13b ,  Megilla: 13a ,  Megilla: 12a ,  Megilla: 16a ,  Megilla: 15b  

Description

Through the lens of Chapter 10 of Megilat Esther, we find a reading of the entire Megilah as the "Book of Achashverosh", telling the story of a king who hungers for respect and security, spends the entire book grasping for it, and still does not have it at the end - in contrast with the Jews who live under his control.