Ideas Queen Esther helped me become the hero of my own Persian Jewish story Within the bounds of a very traditional culture in which women were encouraged to take a back seat to their husbands and brothers, Esther proved that women, too, can make a difference. By Aylin Sedighi-Gabbaizadeh February 25, 2021 2:48 pm from Kveller This link opens in a new window
Ideas How Queen Esther Became an American Hero From Cotton Mather to Monica Lewinsky, a new book examines the ways the Purim story has been interpreted in the United States. February 25, 2021 11:00 am
Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites in their country over Trump peace plan The Basij group said it would tear down the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai and replace it with a Palestinian consulate. February 24, 2020 12:43 pm
Ideas Empowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story By Emily Ray Baraf March 13, 2019 3:04 pm
Ideas Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons? By Ariel Sobel March 12, 2019 11:57 am
