Posts Tagged: Queen Esther
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents the fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Faith in mankind's capabilities, as God reduces direct...
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10 1973-2005 (REVIEW)
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10 1973-2005, edited by Deborah Dash Moore and Nurith Gertz (Yale University Press, 2012). Anyone as devoted...
A New Look at Purim
On the holiday of Purim, Jewish communities around the world read from the Book of Esther, traditionally known as the Megillah—the "Scroll". The Megillah tells...
