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Life, Death, and Taxes
The seemingly anti-climactic end of the Book of Esther allows us to better understand the…
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What’s in a Name?
Names are important clues in the Book of Esther.
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Queen Esther’s Superb Statecraft
The statesmanship of a Jewish queen models the politics needed for the post-prophetic age. …
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Rembrandt’s Haman
A mysterious painting may reflect an insightful understanding of a biblical book.
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A Wrinkle in Jewish Time
A famous book for children allows us to better appreciate the power of a famous…
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‘These Stones Are Not Silent’
Why the Temple Mount is inseparable from the identity of the Jewish people and the…
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Esther vs. Macbeth
One interpretation of Shakespeare has an interesting parallel to a theme in the story of…
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Second Passover
When survivors of Buchenwald, two days after liberation, gathered over matzah to celebrate their freedom.
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Shakespeare in Shushan
The Bard gives us a lens by which to understand the state of mind of…
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Hevel and the Meaning of Life
One approach to Ecclesiastes turns on translating a mysterious Hebrew word. …