Book of Esther

The Purim Libel Returns, This Time from the Pens of Jews

Fetishizing powerlessness.

Emmanuel Bloch, Zvi Ron and Jonathan Tobin

March 14 2025 12:01AM

When the Portuguese Haman Threatened the Jews of Brazil

A Purim-themed poem from the first rabbi of the New World.

Stuart Halpern

March 14 2025 12:01AM

The Exquisite Artwork, Jewish and Gentile, Inspired by the Book of Esther

Esther in the Age of Rembrandt.

Jenna Weissman Joselit

March 14 2025 12:01AM

Podcast: Ronna Burger on Reading Esther as a Philosopher (Rebroadcast)

A scholar of philosophy joins us to take a close look at the book of Esther, and the lessons it has to teach about human success and divine providence.

Ronna Burger and Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic

March 14 2025 12:01AM

The Books of Esther and Ruth Share More Than Strong Female Protagonists

An ever-present God takes a backseat role.

Reuven Kimelman

March 12 2025 12:01AM

Using the Book of Esther to Write a “Scroll” for Hanukkah

The almost-biblical Megillah of Antiochus.

A.J. Berkovitz

Jan. 2 2025 12:01AM

Restoring a Rare and Exquisite Manuscript of the Book of Esther

The Rylands megillah.

Zsofia Buda

Dec. 18 2024 12:01AM

The Mystery of the Spanish Megillah of Amsterdam

Books of the Hebrew Bible are always written in Hebrew—except for this one.

Hillel Kuttler

March 22 2024 12:01AM