The Book of Esther: Word for WORD Bible Comic (Book 5) by Simon Amadeus Pillario, Leslie Wilmer Simonin and Ryan Esch. Simon Amadeus Pillario writes, Our new graphic novel has launched in October on ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, starting Saturday evening, centers on the biblical Book of Esther. Set during the ancient Persian Empire, the story recounts how King Ahasuerus marries the beautiful ...

What's life like as a beautiful woman? The story of beauty and its power can be found in the celebration of Purim and Queen Esther. Movies that have portrayed the story of Esther include Esther, ...

Sight & Sound Theatres will be premiering the original stage production, “Queen Esther” on March 14. The Old Testament story is set in the opulent world of Persia and like most Sight & Sound ...

From Cotton Mather to Monica Lewinsky, a new book examines the ways the Purim story has been interpreted in the United States. This interview first appeared in the Jewish Week. Ivanka Trump and Monica ...

Find today’s readings here. “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help but you, for I am taking my life in my hand. As a child I used to ...

An etching of an 1865 painting by Edward Armitage (1817-1896) showing queen Esther condemning Haman. Etching from a 1877 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (Ken Wiedemann/Getty Images) The year is ...

Vintage colour lithograph from 1882 of Esther standing in the Inner Court of the King’s House duncan1890/Getty Images It didn’t happen all at once. It took work to shed the names, accents and customs ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. In the Purim ...