{"id":46980,"date":"2019-03-12T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T14:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=46980"},"modified":"2019-03-17T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T19:39:35","slug":"is-silence-golden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/is-silence-golden\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Silence Golden?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mordechai commanded Esther not to reveal her origins like Rachel who remained silent when Lavan switched her for Leah. Both were rewarded for their silence. When Pharaoh asked his advisors what to do about the Jews Iyov remained silent and he suffered as a result. Why were Esther and Rachel rewarded for their silence while Iyov was punished?<\/p>\n<p>What is the difference between \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 and \u05d0\u05d7\u05e9\u05d4?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/r-gold-purim-mar-12-19.pdf\">Download the mekorot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Delivered at the\u00a0OU Israel Center, March 12, 2019 (5 Adar II 5779)<br \/>\n<\/em><em>This shiur is sponsored in memory of \u05e8&#8217; \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05df \u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd \u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05e9 \u05d6&#8221;\u05dc\u200e<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mordechai commanded Esther not to reveal her origins like Rachel who remained silent when Lavan switched her for Leah. Both were rewarded for their silence. When Pharaoh asked his advisors what to do about the Jews Iyov remained silent and he suffered as a result. 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