The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest ...
Purim is a strange holiday for Jews, and nothing is stranger than its central piece: Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). We ...
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Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential ...
Focusing on a pivotal episode within the Purim story—this crucial conversation between Mordecai and Esther teaches us the ...
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Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s AmsterdamAn exhibit at the Jewish Museum shows how the example of Esther inspired artists, artisans and even royalty in the 17th ...
Others like Gregory Nazianzen also excluded Esther from the Bible [JBC, p. 522]. Jerome while favoring the shorter canon, several times in his writings cited Books from the larger canon as Scripture.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...
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Iranian chief rabbi reads the Book of Esther at the Tomb of Mordechai and EstherVideo shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...
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How to navigate the Court of Trump? Esther’s pragmatism vs. Vashti’s principlesFor children, the Book of Esther is a fairy tale — of kings, queens, beauty contests and the foiled plans of a dastardly ...
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Drawing on Dutch masters, NY exhibit explores Christians painting themselves into Purim parableEschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...
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