Queen Esther

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.

By Marcy Oster February 24, 2020 12:43 pm

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Empowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story

Queens Vashti and Esther are not polar opposites but opposite sides of the same coin, says a New York City writer and journalist.

March 13, 2019 3:04 pm

Opinion

Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

At its core, Purim is a coming-out story, and it’s time we embrace Esther’s tradition of owning who you are, says a prominent writer and filmmaker.

March 12, 2019 11:57 am

Soulika, Morocco's Jewish Joan of Arc

Meet Soulika, Morocco’s Jewish Joan of Arc

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Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites in their country over Trump peace plan

By Marcy Oster February 24, 2020 12:43 pm

Opinion

Empowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story

By Emily Ray Baraf March 13, 2019 3:04 pm

Opinion

Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

By Ariel Sobel March 12, 2019 11:57 am

Soulika, Morocco's Jewish Joan of Arc

Meet Soulika, Morocco’s Jewish Joan of Arc

By Leah Falk

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Jews in Iran

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