The Forward29d
Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
If you were to visit a home in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, you might find, in the kitchen, the library, or even inside the fireplace, a scene of the biblical Queen Esther approaching her ...
The Forward1mon
Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?
Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential election, she helped organize An Esther Call to the Mall, a march in ...
Addison Independent8d
Ways of Seeing: A fresh look at Queen Esther
We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs22d
Italian museum debuts exhibit on Queen Esther ahead of Purim festivities
The exhibition, titled 'Beautiful Esther. Purim, A Timeless Story' looks at the persona of the Biblical figure of Queen Esther through the medium of Renaissance art, precious parchments ...
The New York Times22d
Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs1mon
Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.
As Purim nears, conservatives are invoking Queen Esther to justify policies that critics say threaten democracy and civil rights in the US. An antique illustration of Esther's banquet from the ...
TV Guide1y
The Bible Collection: Esther - Full Cast & Crew
Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the ...