
Purim: Esther’s Hidden Identity
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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She Was Old, He Never Married Her Off
The story of Hadassa Mara, the daughter of a king and his wife, is speculative at best. It's possible that she was called through to us mouth by guards or someone else who didn't even know her. But if you don't say like that, then it could be anything from an old hooch-a-chas-ed to being married off for financial reasons in those days. Theories are very speculative when it comes to this sort of business.
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