From women’s conversations it is possible to know the status of the Shekhinah (Divine Presence)—i.e., how She is faring at that time. This is what is written about Mordekhai (Esther 2:11), “He would daily walk about in front of the harem courtyard to find out how Esther was faring.” Esther is the Shekhinah. Mordekhai would comprehend this—to know how the Shekhinah was faring—from the “courtyard of the harem,” i.e., through their conversations.
מִסִּפּוּרֵי דְּבָרִים שֶׁל הַנָּשִׁים יְכוֹלִים לֵידַע מַעֲמַד הַשְּׁכִינָה, אֵיךְ הִיא אוֹחֶזֶת כָּעֵת. וְזֶה שֶׁכָּתוּב אֵצֶל מָרְדֳּכַי (אסתר ב׳:י״א), שֶׁהָיָה מִתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי חֲצַר בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים לָדַעַת אֶת שְׁלוֹם אֶסְתֵּר, וְאֶסְתֵּר הִיא הַשְּׁכִינָה. כִּי מָרְדֳּכַי הָיָה מַשִּׂיג זֹאת, לֵידַע שְׁלוֹם הַשְּׁכִינָה, מֵחֲצַר בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים – עַל־יְדֵי סִפּוּרֵי דִּבְרֵיהֶם:
From women’s conversations it is possible to know the status of the Shekhinah (Divine Presence)—i.e., how She is faring at that time. This is what is written about Mordekhai (Esther 2:11), “He would daily walk about in front of the harem courtyard to find out how Esther was faring.” Esther is the Shekhinah. Mordekhai would comprehend this—to know how the Shekhinah was faring—from the “courtyard of the harem,” i.e., through their conversations.