Haman's Lot
The date that Haman's lottery landed on to kill the Jews.
What is the 13th of אדר?
This is why Haman decided to try to annihilate the Jews.
What is because Mordechai refused to bow down to him?
What Yosef and Esther shared about their appearance?
What is "their good looks"?
The clothes Mordechai wore after he heard about Haman's letters.
The place Yonah didn't want to go.
What is Nineveh?
The hebrew word for lottery
"What is גורל"?
Achashveirosh and Haman did this after they sent the letters
What is "drinking"?
This unfortunate occurrence happened to both Yosef and Esther
What is "they were kidnapped"?
Esther's response when she heard Mordechai was mourning.
What is "she sent Mordechai new clothing so he could remove his sackcloth?
The names of Daniel's 3 friends
Who are Chananiah, Mishael, and Azaryah?
The two times in the Torah lots are used
What are 1) To divide the land of Israel 2) To choose the 'שעיר לה and the שעיר לעזאזל on Yom Kippur
Two Hebrew words Haman added in the letters that he didn't tell Achashveirosh
What are "להשמיד and להרוג" (to kill and annihiliate"
The phrase used to describe the way both Mordechai and Yosef refused to give in to pressure.
Mordechai couldn't go to this place because of his clothing.
Where is "the king's gate"?
What Yonah says after Hashem decides not to destroy Nineveh
The reason the Torah mention both the Hebrew and Persian words for lottery (say the words and the reason)
What is "Because פור" represents the idea that everything is by chance, and גורל represents the idea that Hashem makes everything happen for a reason.
5 proofs that Achashveirosh didn't realize what Haman made him agree to
1. He drank after sending the letters
2. He was angry and shocked after Esther told him her nation was going to be killed.
3. Haman offers him money.
4. Haman adds two words in the letters
5. Esther says we were "sold to be annihilated, killed and gotten rid of"
6. Esther says "if we were sold as slaves I would have been silent".
5 parallels between Yosef/ Mordechai and Esther
1. Kidnapped
2. Beautiful appearance
3. King's Signet Ring
4. King's nightmares
5. Pressured to Give in (every day)
6. Climactic Reveal
7. Belief in Hashgacha
This is why Mordechai told Esther she had to go to Achashveirosh ASAP or else she might die. (MALBIM)
What is
1) Hashem made Esther queen to save the Jews
2) Even if she doesn't, Hashem has a Plan B
3) Once Hashem goes to plan B, Esther will have failed her mission and would no longer be needed for Hashem's plan.
What Yonah mean when he said: "The earth has locked me in forever".
What is: "I can never run away from Hashem"
The hebrew phrase where the Megillah says, even though המן thought everything was by chance, Hashem controlled everything.
What is "הפיל פור הוא הגורל לפני המן"?
The strange hebrew statement Esther says to אחשורוש where she hints to him that he had been tricked.
What is "ואילו לעבדים ולשפחות נמכרנו החרשתי"?
Where Mordechai and Yosef each express their belief in Hashem's השגחה (running the world)? (Hebrew or English)
What is when Mordechai tells Esther: ומי יודע לעת כזאת הגעת למלכות and when Yosef tells the brothers: "ועתה לא אתם שלחתם אותי הנה כי האלוקים"?
When Esther takes off her exile clothing and puts on something else
What is "ותלבש אסתר מלכות", when Esther goes into אחשורוש's palace she puts on royalty (not royal clothing).
What are the chest and arms of silver?