Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

“It’s one of the very few stories in the Bible that has a clear beginning, middle, and end,” said Kristen Brewer, one of the Esther show’s creators. “It reads like a play. You have an ...

Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient city of Shushan The post Iranian chief rabbi reads the Book of Esther at ...

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 ...