Posts Tagged: Purim Story
How Purim Can Help Us Navigate Today’s Political Reality
The social divide in America is violently escalating. The whirlwind of accusations between the political Left and Right continues to spiral downwards. We seem to be...
Esther is the Poster Woman for Women’s Rights
In my student days, when I used to campaign for women's rights, I thought that the Purim story was about the suffering of women. That...
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...
A Model of the Palace From the Story of Esther is Built in Israel
The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, in the last few days, has created a unique display connected to the festival of Purim: an exact...
Purim or Munich?
Purim is this coming week. It's a story that can be read as being about an ineffectual, drunken leader - a disaster just waiting to...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Value/principle-driven realism (right vs. wrong and civil liberties), in contrast...
Israel and Hollywood
"Americans don't read books, Americans don't read newspapers. Americans go to the movies." -- Stephen Colbert Even through the...
