ותהי אסתר נשאת חן בעיני כל ראיה
“Yet Esther won the admiration of all who saw her.” (Esther 2:15)
In the spirit of Purim, Rav Yechezkel Abramsky jokingly questioned how Esther managed to find favor in the eyes of everybody who saw her. As everybody knows that men have different tastes in what traits they find desirable and important in a woman, how could Esther manage to please them all?
Rav Abramsky explains that there was one unique quality that Esther possessed that they could all agree was desirable, something that they’d never before found in a woman: the Megillah records that despite being given the opportunity to select anything she wanted to improve her appearance, Esther didn’t ask for a thing. When the men heard that there was a woman who didn’t want or need anything to enhance her looks, they unanimously agreed that she was indeed unique and special!
