[Avodah] Avodah Digest, Vol 23, Issue 39

[Zev Sero]

Levi Serebryanski wrote:
> 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"

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

Your wife learns Rashi :-)

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