Esther

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Explore 306 Jewish texts related to the theme of Esther, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Esther's Legacy

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She's in the palace, a queen, seemingly secure. But then, her attendants bring unsettling news: Mordecai, her kinsman and advisor, is outside the palace gates, draped in sackcloth ...

Esther's Transgression and Mordecai

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Mordecai, in the Book of Esther, certainly did. He had to communicate with Esther, his niece and now Queen, without raising suspicion. So how did he do it? Well, according to Legen...

Mordecai's Vision

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That’s what happened to Mordecai. He wrote down this dream, a cryptic vision, and later, when a terrible storm threatened to engulf the Jewish people, it was this dream that he rem...

Mordecai: Esther and the Patriarchs

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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...

Wisdom of Esther

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But there was another challenge: communication. Mordecai, her uncle and wise counselor, understood the gravity of the situation and knew Esther was the key to saving the Jewish peo...

Esther Receives the Torah

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The story of Esther in the Megillah, the Book of Esther, wrestles with just that. But it's not just her story; it's about the fate of an entire people, hanging in the balance. Esth...

Mordecai's Prayer and Shushan

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A shadow loomed large over the Jewish community. Haman, the king's wicked advisor, had plotted their annihilation. Mordecai, a righteous leader, knew that only divine intervention ...

Kingdom of Esther

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That's exactly where Esther found herself, as the story unfolds in the Book of Esther and expands in the rich tapestry of Jewish legend. Before her fateful meeting with King Ahasue...

Abraham: Esther and the Patriarchs

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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...