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 ...

Esther denouncing Haman, who, according to the Purim story, attempted to have all Jews within the Persian Empire massacred. Hutchinson's History of the Nations/Universal History Archive/Universal ...

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, ...

I remember when I first realized I didn’t understand Esther — possibly, didn’t even like her. It was Shabbat afternoon and a group of us were reading over the text of the megillah with a woman from my ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest painters — among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. “The Book of Esther in ...

After telling the story of Jesus for two years, Branson's Sight & Sound theater is turning to the Old Testament for inspiration, bringing Queen Esther's story to the stage. The production, which made ...

In all of history, how many people can say, “I saved the Jewish people from destruction?” Queen Esther can, though it’s unlikely she would. She might say, “I was the vehicle through which G-d saved ...

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 ...

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