In galleries, you could see the queen ... Esther was a star — and her name in Persian means as much — for her resilience in ...

The Purim story is set in motion by the actions of Esther’s predecessor, Queen Vashti, whose headstrong nature threatens her own freedom. The Megillah opens with a resplendent feast celebrating ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of ... “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt” charts how the heroine of Purim charmed a mercantile city on the make. Esther was a crossover star, beloved by both ...

This week, Jews around the world celebrated Purim, the miraculous Biblical story of the Jewish people overcoming a genocidal threat by Haman in the Book of Esther in Persia 2,500 years ago.

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...

(The Conversation) — Once upon a time, in the ancient Near East, there was a beautiful queen ... linked to the morning star, and her name was “Ishtar” – or “Esther,” as she was ...

The story of Queen Esther defending the Jewish people against ... Come with me and I’ll make you a big star!’ ” Outside the jungle, however, stardom is slow in coming, and the cage, the ...