(The Conversation) — Whether thousands of years ago or right now, fans have always created new stories based on familiar characters, weaving their own experiences into the tale. (The Conversation) — ...

An etching of an 1865 painting by Edward Armitage (1817-1896) showing queen Esther condemning Haman. Etching from a 1877 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (Ken Wiedemann/Getty Images) The year is ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Once upon a time, in the ancient Near East, there was a beautiful queen. Scribes wrote of ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists ESTHER is described as a dance musical or a movement opera; it sets off to tell the tale of the ...

With Election Day weeks away, both parties are reaching out to people of faith, as those with some religious affiliation are still a large percentage of Americans voters, having with a huge impact.

Every year on Purim, Jews are commanded to hear the story of Esther twice — and get sloshed to the point where we garble the details like we’re on an episode of Drunk History. But lately I’ve been ...

Four years ago, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, a former editor of the “Batman” comics and the creator of “Birds of Prey,” released a Passover Haggadah graphic novel. The illustrations were vivid and beautiful, ...

The story of Purim resonates through the hallways these days at the Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School, part of the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center. Director Meagan Friedman said teachers ...

This interview first appeared in the Jewish Week. Ivanka Trump and Monica Lewinsky were both compared to Queen Esther. Hillary Clinton called the star of the Purim story her favorite biblical heroine.

Within the bounds of a very traditional culture in which women were encouraged to take a back seat to their husbands and brothers, Esther proved that women, too, can make a difference. This essay ...