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1. www.sefaria.org › sheets › 463631Queen Vashti: A 3-Act Story | Sefaria

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   (1) It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Nubia [or Ethiopia]. (2) In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal throne in the fortress Shushan, (3) in the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all the officials and courtiers—the administration of Persia and Media, the nobles and the ...

2. www.jta.org › 2019/03/13 › ideasEmpowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story

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   Mar 13, 2019 · Each Purim, Queen Vashti earns her brief mention before she is swiftly banished (or killed, depending on the interpreter), but not before being denounced for disobeying the Persian King Ahaseurus.

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   What did Queen Vashti say to the king?

   • “Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's word by means of the officials, and the king was very angry, and his fury burned within him” (Esther 1:12). She sent and said to him things that upset him. She said to him: ‘If they consider me beautiful, they will set their sights on taking advantage of me and will kill you.

   Queen Vashti: Mystery Woman of the Megillah | Sefaria

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   What happened to Vashti in Lily & Vee?

   • The narratives of Lily and Vee are interspersed with an imaginative interpretation of the story of Vashti and Esther, anchoring the novel. Esther’s predecessor, Queen Vashti, is shrouded in mystery. “I don’t know what happened to Vashti. The book doesn’t say. Nobody knows,” Lily explains lamely to her little daughters in the contemporary segment.

   What became of Queen Vashti? - The Dayton Jewish Observer

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   What do we know about Vashti in the Book of Esther?

   • Here’s what we know about Vashti from the first chapter of the book of Esther: She was the queen before Esther replaced her, she held a party for other women in the palace, she refused to go to King Achashverosh’s party, and she is banished in order to teach her and others a lesson. That’s it.

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   When did Vashti become a feminist?

   • Years later, when the modern feminist movement emerged, Vashti returned to the spotlight. Hanna Kahat, who founded the religious feminist forum Kolech, told Israeli newspaper Haaretz in 2008 that Vashti further rose to feminist fame in the 1980s in the U.S. and then in Israel.

   Story of Purim and Vashti's History as a Feminist Symbol | TIME

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   Feb 25, 2021 · Esther’s predecessor, Queen Vashti, is shrouded in mystery. “I don’t know what happened to Vashti. The book doesn’t say. Nobody knows,” Lily explains lamely to her little daughters in the contemporary segment. But when Solomon recreates the ancient world at the height of Persian power — when Esther’s people were a hardscrabble ...

5. www.sefaria.org › sheets › 382977Queen Vashti: Mystery Woman of the Megillah | Sefaria

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   Queen Vashti: Mystery Woman of the Megillah. Here’s what we know about Vashti from the first chapter of the book of Esther: She was the queen before Esther replaced her, she held a party for other women in the palace, she refused to go to King Achashverosh’s party, and she is banished in order to teach her and others a lesson. That’s it.

6. time.com › 4269357Story of Purim and Vashti's History as a Feminist Symbol | TIME

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   Mar 23, 2016 · Here are the basics of the Purim story, as told by Dena Klein, a rabbi at Chavurat Tikvah in New York City: “King Ahasuerus loved to have parties and he had this giant event where he asked his ...

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   May 9, 2017 · The unspoken name of God, “I AM,” is used only in Exodus and Esther. When God came to deliver Israel from their Egyptian oppressors, God told Moses “I AM” sent you (Exodus 3:8-14). God also used His Name “I AM” when He spoke of delivering the Jews from their Babylonian oppressors (Esther 7:5). Most readers paint Queen Vashti (whose ...

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   Mar 19, 2019 · Vashti’s Refusal. After throwing a 180-day long banquet for his officials and ministers, plus the assembled armies and nobility of Persia and Media (1:3–4), King Ahasuerus holds a seven-day banquet for all the men living in Shushan (Susa), rich and poor (1:5). At the same time, Queen Vashti is also giving a separate banquet for the women.