Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...

Many of my friends and family were so caught up in this week’s election that it seems that half of them are going to suffer ...

Fundamentalist Christians have long supported Israel because of their belief that the Jews are God’s “chosen people.” The ...

Unbeknownst to either the King or Haman, Ahasuerus’s new Queen Esther was a Jew and therefore marked for death. Additionally, Mordecai—the man who had so enraged Haman—was also Esther’s ...

to the biblical Esther who became queen of Persia and rescued her people from a murderous plot to annihilate them. With ...

“Here are your orders from heaven: Be strong, fear not … Your God will come with a vengeance,” Kunneman said, declaring ...

13, No. 5, Nov., 1891 Queen Esther, or the Feast of Lots. Esth... Queen Esther, or the Feast of Lots. Esther 4:13, 14 This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

Well, not totally surprised. Esther’s story has been used as a symbol for centuries, as authors Elizabeth Dias and Ruth ...

Thursday is Ta’anit Esther, a sunrise-to-sunset fast day that takes place every year before the Purim holiday. The fast commemorates Queen Esther’s fast in the Megillah. Ahashverosh ...

By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham The biblical story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who became queen and bravely saved her people, has been a potent symbol for women and girls, a call to lead a life ...

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential hopeful, was heckled while speaking at a prominent historically ...

Protesters chanted 'murderer' and 'shame' at King Felipe and Queen Letizia as they attempted to console the people of ...