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

Machshava:

Purim 

Collections: Megilla Characters: Haman

References: Megilla: 13B  

Description

Why did Haman keep the lottery's date, when it was to his apparent disadvantage? Why did Haman use a lottery at all, and how does this lottery fit with other biblical lotteries? And why do we name Purim for this lottery? (And how does the insight affect our understanding of Zeresh's about face?)