Q&A: The Story of Purim
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The Story of Purim
Question
Several questions were asked here in the responsa section about the Purim story, as if there is no room for the story to be true. My question is why not—what exactly is the problem with the story? [Meaning, if someone checks historically and finds no trace of the story, is the straightforward conclusion that it didn’t happen?]
Answer
Why don’t you ask this in that thread?
It doesn’t seem that the story happened literally as written. But it is בהחלט reasonable that some kind of event did take place. I referred there to the interview about Maor Ovadia, and it would be worth your listening to it there.