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Do Jews have a problem with Esther marrying a gentile?

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After King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, killed in a fit of drunken rage, messengers were sent to seek out the most beautiful maidens, one of whom would be the next queen of Persia. Esther, an upright Jewish girl, did not want to be taken to the palace. read more

The Answer is that It was permitted for Esther to live with Achashverosh in order to save the entire Jewish people. There are situations where the Torah permits the breaking of the law & this was the case with Esther. read more

A Gentile is not a descendant of the Jewish Ancestors therefore the Jewish soul is different from the gentile soul. Just as every family and Race of people have their own DNA for physical appearance, it is the same that every group of people have their own souls. read more

Esther, an upright Jewish girl, did not want to be taken to the palace. Not only did she abhor the notion of marrying a vile Gentile king, according to one opinion in the Talmud, she was actually already married—to none other than her cousin Mordechai!1 So to marry the king was not just a matter of intermarriage, but adultery as well. read more

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