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 ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The book of Esther is one of the most challenging books in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, not only because of the difficulty of ...

Which brings me to Queen Esther, who as a strong, assertive Persian Jewish woman, certainly broke some barriers. The story of Purim takes place in Shushan, an ancient city in Iran. Like so many ...

“There’s stories about ghosts in all old houses. They have been filled with people over the centuries. The energies remain.” ...

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

The Torah, in the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther), tells ... Unbeknownst to either the King or Haman, Ahasuerus’s new Queen Esther was a Jew and therefore marked for death.

Who Wrote the Book of Esther? Tradition says Mordechai ... who reigned in 485-465 B.C.E., but Xerxes' queen is known to have been named Amestris, not Vashti, or Esther. So it seems either Xerxes had ...

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 ...

Gospel singer Piesie Esther has shared the inspiration behind the composition of her song 'Okuraseni.’ In an interview with Joy Prime’s Roselyn Felli on the Changes show, she recounted ...

her fierce rival Queen Elizabeth I of England. Celebrating the real-life story of legendary Irish Chieftain Grace O'Malley, The Pirate Queen combines classic storytelling and a sweeping score with ...

The couple moved to San Antonio in 2021. The family invites loved ones and friends to bring their favorite Esther story and celebrate her amazing life. Celebration will begin at 3:30pm Saturday ...