RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in ...

The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...

Purim is not only a celebration of Jewish survival. It is a political handbook. The Book of Esther reads less like ancient folklore and more like a case study in how to endure — and outmaneuver — ...

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