[Avodah] only virgins ?

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From: Levi Serebryanski <>
>From  "Eli Turkel"
  >"In line with medrashim on Megillat Esther I assume someone explains how
Esther could have been married to Mordecai when only virgins were
"invited "to Achashverosh"<
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  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.
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Rashi right there: "Mikol Hanoshim: Habeulos, she'af habeulos kibetz..."

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