The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

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

Even so, more than most other books of the Hebrew Bible, The Book of Esther holds ... in the kingdom. Mordecai cries out loudly and bitterly, then sends word to his ward, now queen, asking her ...

If you were to visit a home in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, you might find, in the kitchen, the library, or even inside the fireplace, a scene of the biblical Queen Esther approaching her ...

When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses ... The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls ...

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther ... older cousin Mordecai, who coached her to conceal her faith in an age of religious persecution. Esther, the story ...

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 ...

JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very little to do with the Jewish holiday of Purim, in whose story she is the starring character. Loved and ...

The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther and her loyal cousin Mordecai rescuing ...