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Esther’s last letter
By
Rahel Jaskow
Vashti’s secret fate revealed: ’We faced one another: she, the king’s former chief wife, humiliated and outcast, and I, high in his favor.’
Susan Weiss
For women in Israel, marriage is captivity
The rabbinate claims only a small number of women are ’chained’, but the number is way larger — and the problem deeply ingrained
Yedidia Stern
Take great care when you limit freedom of expression
Of course, Israeli democracy should defend itself, but it also would survive Michael Ben-Ari’s presence in the Knesset
Bonnie Ras
Take back the Western Wall
I went to the Kotel to pray; I left in tears, after too many ultra-Orthodox girls tried to overturn my chair with me in it
Avi Issacharoff
Running through eternity
I was here in Jerusalem’s Old City just last week when a riot broke out, now we are running through the landscapes of my childhood
The godless, hilarious…and holy Book of Esther
By
Yael Leibowitz
’Write my story down for the generations to come,’ demanded Esther. But would the sages do it? (Historical fiction)
Herzl Hefter
Purim changed how we believe
The story of our complicated lives: God is hidden, reality is uncertain, and events are open to interpretation
Yael Unterman
The secret Purim food code
What if we use our gifts of food to engage our hidden selves in subtle conversation, and reveal what’s behind our masks?
Alan Abrams
Purim, how I wish I could love you
It’s not just about the obviously offensive blackface; it’s about not mocking the pain of even those you disagree with
Sarah Bronson
What was right for my grandmothers isn’t right for me
Rabbis should trust that our generation knows what we need to engage Jewishly, and help us, instead of pushing us away
In New Zealand, thoughts that count, prayers that matter
By
David Sedley
From the Prime Minister as well as the public, response to the massacre was a model of compassion and solidarity
Top Ops
Naomi Chazan
This ugly election campaign
These uncivil politics destablize the Israeli public and make it even harder to achieve any kind of productive consensus
Andres Spokoiny
From Shushan to Sarajevo
The actions of one single person can yield incalculable horror, but salvation has come at the hands of one single person too (PURIM)
Malynnda Littky-Porath
Am I quarantined with suspected measles because of you?
I’ve been ordered to stay home and wait to learn whether this cough is more than just that
Josh Hartuv
Purivision
Purim is the perfect holiday match for Eurovision: costumes, singing, dancing, drinking, all sorts of partying — and the music too!
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