<div dir="ltr"><div><div>R' Eli Turkel asked:<br>
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> 1) Esther says that she has not be called to the king for 30 days.<br>
> What is the rush why not wait a while longer after all there are<br>
> 11 months to go<br>
> 2) Esther suggests a fast for 3 days that includes Pesach. Again<br>
> why not set the fast for after Pesach since there is plenty of time<br>
> until the following Purim.<br clear="all"><br></div>Because between then and eleven months later, Haman's party was sure to make lots of preparations to anihilate the Jews, and it was of paramount importance to hip this in the bud. In fact, in line with RZS's observation, I may add that it is reasonable to assume that Esther, who lived isolated in the palace, could not see the harm of waiting a few days or even weeks. Mordechai, however, knew Haman's party well and saw the potential for terrible things the next few days and weeks would bring, so he appealed to Esther (and gave her a guilt trip).<br>
<br></div>A frailikhn Pierem,<br><div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Arie Folger,<br>Recent blog posts on <a href="http://ariefolger.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://ariefolger.wordpress.com/</a><br>* Wieviel Feste feiern wir an Sukkot (Audio-Schiur)<br>
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