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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 ...
The Vashti of Midrash Esther Rabbah is noble, passionate and politically savvy. She recognizes her terrible position in the face of Ahasuerus’s coup. She appeals to the last corroded fragments of the king’s soul: his sense of masculinity, his own political savvy and, lastly, an appeal to his humanity and his love for her. All is in vain.
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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 ...
Jul 8, 2018 · what follows in chapter 2. After Queen Vashti is dismissed from her position, all the beautiful young virgins of the empire are herded into the harem so that the king can choose one to be queen. Then, an entire year of cosmetic treatments, oil of myrrh, and perfumes is required to prepare her for one night in the royal bedroom.
Sandra E. Rapoport is an attorney, Bible teacher and award-winning author, whose books give voice to the women of the Hebrew Bible. Sandra was Resident Scholar in Law and Bible at Harvard University. Her third book, Biblical Seductions, won a National Jewish Book Awards Finalist Prize, and was a Boston Globe Top-Ten Bestseller.
Jewish texts and source sheets about Vashti from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. Vashti was the wife of Ahashverosh. He called for her to display her beauty to his male friends at a banquet. When she refused, he divorced her.
