1)

What as the significance of the party mentioned in the Pasuk?

1.

Rashi, Rashbam, Targum Onkelus and Targum Yonasan: It was a weaning party that takes place when the baby turns two when the baby stops feeding from his mother's breasts.

2.

Da'as Zekenim: It refers to the Se'udas Bris on the eighth day. 1

1

The word "Higamel" is the acronym of 'Hag Mal' - he was circumcised on day Hei Gimel (i.e. day eight).

QUESTIONS ON RASHI

2)

Rashi writes: "'And he was weaned' - after 24 months." How is this derived?

1.

Mizrachi: This is the Halachah regarding the usual term of nursing (Kesuvos 60a).

2.

Gur Aryeh: The word "va'Yigamal is in the passive; he was weaned because he no longer needed to nurse. This occurs at 24 months.

3)

Rashi writes: "'A great feast' - The greats of the generation were in attendance." Why not explain simply as referring to the size of the feast?

1.

Gur Aryeh: It would be unnecessary to write "a large feast," because a feast is large by definition. 1 Rather, it was great in the sense that great men attended.

1

Gur Aryeh: Even Achashveirosh's extravagant feast (Megilas Esther 1: 3-8) is not described by the verse as "great."

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