Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

On the advice of Mordechai, “Esther did not make known her people or her birth origin.” The king did not know he had married a Jewess. When Haman convinced the king to issue an edict which would ensure the genocide of her people, Esther had to mightily struggle with the quandary of self-revelation. It was then that Mordechai changed his mind. It was essential that Esther tell the truth. “Who knows,” Mordechai in desperation told her, “if it was not for a time such as this that you were elevated to become the Queen?”