[Avodah] What is a saris?

[Michael Makovi]

> With Vashti - he made her rebelliousness a cause celebre of anti-Feminist
> rage
> Witt Haman, he would not simply excute him as a personal matter, when he
> could  find him guilty of attempted rape of the queen.
> R' Rich Wolpoe

But regarding Vashti, I once saw it used as a proof of Achashverosh's
incredible foolishness - he asks for his advisors' advice on how to
deal with a rebellious wife in his own home, but when Haman asks for
permission to consign an entire people to death, he doesn't even ask
who the people is.

But is not executing Haman for attempted rape personal, and executing
him for attempted genocide a public matter? Rather, perhaps
Achashverosh simply issued the second decree, and pretended the first
decree never happened and that Haman never played a role -  this would
make sense, since the first decree was irrepealable davka because to
repeal would be to admit error. Similarly, if  Achashverosh executed
Haman on grounds of attempted genocide, it would be to admit that the
king had been mislead. Rather, Achashverosh would issue the second
decree and pretend the first had never happened, and that Haman had
never played a role in anything.

Mikha'el Makovi