On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:58 PM, M Cohen <<a href="mailto:mcohen@touchlogic.com">mcohen@touchlogic.com</a>> wrote:<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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there is a machlokes if 'lichbosh es hamalka' refers to attempted rape, or<br>
just physically attacking her<br>
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I believe that the maharal says that it can't be attempted rape, as it is<br>
not m'staber that haman would try<br>
such an act now - ayin sham.<br><br></blockquote><div><br>Huh? That would make sense if the narrative of the megilla used the phrase, but since it's Ahashverosh who says it, while flipping out with rage, why should what he says be mistaber? We don't even know that he believed it himself. Where does the maharal say this? <br>
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