[Avodah] esther and virgins

[Eli Turkel]

My wife pointed out to me that in a latter posuk it says" Vaye'ehav
hamelech es ester mikol hanoshim vatiso chein vochesed lefonov mikol
habesulos" which implies that there was a broadening of the selection
criteria at some point after the initial decree.>>

This would mean that Achashverosh also "invited" married wives. Not a
very good way
of keeping friends in the kingdom! Doesn't seem to fit with the other stories of
his making the party to make friends etc. Remember he did not know
that Esther was
Jewish so this wouldnt have been an anti-Jewish act.
According to another Medrash that Esther was an old lady at the time
it is even stranger.

kol tuv


-- 
Eli Turkel