tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post4619834894481687839..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Considering Vashti's Tail and Esther's Green Skinjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-54881720430821677762007-03-21T13:09:00.000-04:002007-03-21T13:09:00.000-04:00You should check out the MAHARAL for explanations ...You should check out the MAHARAL for explanations of Midrashim of this sort. IIRC he did offer something on Vashti. As for Esther, the yerkreket probably is to be taken literally -- not a peaches and cream complexion. And that is pointed for the reason you said. <BR/>Another Midrash that the gemara does seem to take quite literally in discussing moch usage is that Esther was married to Mordechai. From the plain text, one wouldn't think so, and one wouldn't think that she would risk the king's wrath by getting together with her husband.Ariella's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409352047101582583noreply@blogger.com