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The Book of Esther tells a powerful story, but it often feels like we're only getting a glimpse. The Bible mentions Mordecai and his niece Esther, but in just a few words. What abo...
We know the story of Esther, of course, but think about the day-to-day intrigues, the power plays, the… well, the sheer awkwardness of it all. Haman, that notorious villain of the ...
Let me tell you a story about Mordecai and Haman, two figures whose animosity shaped the fate of an entire people, and whose story is forever entwined with the holiday of Purim. Th...
It centers around a king, a villain, and a very precarious situation for the Jewish people. King Ahasuerus, easily swayed and perhaps not the sharpest tool in the shed, had been pe...
That feeling isn't new. It echoes down through generations, all the way to the story of Mordecai in the Book of Esther. Imagine the scene: The Jewish people are facing annihilation...
It's the stuff of fairy tales. But what if it's more than just a lucky break? Our story finds Esther caught between a rock and a hard place. Her uncle, Mordecai, is locked in a bat...
Like one minute you're celebrating, and the next... well, the next you're facing something truly terrifying? That's the feeling you get reading the words of Esther, as she pleads f...
He was down. Like, really down. After the whole ordeal with having to lead Mordecai around in royal robes – a humiliation orchestrated by the very man he wanted to destroy – and th...
Turns out, it does! And like any good friend, it’s got some warnings mixed in with the… well, potential for celebration. This all comes to light in a fascinating passage from Midra...
