לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃
בײַ די ייִדן איז געװען אַ ליכטיקײט און אַ שׂמחה און אַ פֿרײד און אַ גדולה.
Megillah
“There was a certain Jew in the fortress Shushan. a Benjamite.” What does this say? If it is to give the pedigree of Mordecai, it should trace it right back to Benjamin! Why then were only these specified?
Megillah
A Tanna taught: All of them were based on his name. “The son of Yair” means, the son who enlightened [he’ir] the eyes of Israel by his prayer. “The son of Shimei”, the son to whose prayer God hearkened [shama]. “The son of Kish” that he knocked [hikkish] at the gates of mercy and they were opened to him.