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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>From: Eli Turkel <eliturkel@gmail.com><BR><BR>>>Note that
after Haman is hanged that the letters to the Jews to defend<BR>themselves is
sent out only at the end of Sivan<BR>more than 2 months after Haman is
hung.<<<BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli Turkel</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>R' Fohrman also notes that Esther only cries and weeps and falls at the
king's feet and dramatically begs him to save her people AFTER Haman has been
hanged and his house given to Mordechai!</DIV>
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<DIV>It seems that Achashverosh was in no hurry to rescind Haman's decree (and
actually never rescinded it). Who knows how long it took Esther to
persuade Achashverosh to let Mordechai send the second letter, allowing the Jews
to defend themselves?</DIV>
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<DIV>There's also Malbim's answer that I wrote yesterday, that Mordechai wanted
to send the second letter davka with the /same/ messengers who had carried the
first letter to the provinces, and it took some time for them all to get back to
Shushan after they delivered the first letter (the one Haman sent).</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>--Toby
Katz</STRONG></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#ffffff size=2 face=Arial
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