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We're going to look at the actual edict – or, more accurately, the alleged edict – issued by King Ahasuerus based on the advice of none other than Haman. : how would you convince a...
We often hear the story from the inside, from the Torah and the Prophets. But what about the view from outside the camp? What did the surrounding nations think of this seemingly in...
It’s a feeling that echoes through history, and one that’s chillingly captured in the story of Esther. Imagine this: you are a hidden Jew in the Persian court, your people scattere...
That’s the kind of dread that gripped Mordecai when he learned of Haman’s wicked plot to destroy all the Jews. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Elijah hims...
Not inside a synagogue, not in the comfort of their homes, but out in the open, exposed and vulnerable. They brought the Aron Kodesh, the Ark, containing the very scroll of the law...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
